SLIDE
/slaΙͺd/
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Definition
/slaΙͺd/
noun
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.“The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.”
- A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
- The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.“The slide closed the highway.”
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
verb
- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface“He slid the boat across the grass.”
- To move on a low-friction surface.“The car slid on the ice.”
- To drop down and skid into a base.“Jones slid into second.”
- To lose oneβs balance on a slippery surface.“He slid while going around the corner.”
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.“to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question”
Source: Wiktionary
