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| slide [ slīd ] |
verb (past and past participle slid [ slid ], present participle slid·ing, 3rd person present singular slides) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb move smoothly: to move, or make something move, in an uninterrupted glide across a smooth surface, remaining in continuous contact with it but experiencing little friction or unable to get a grip on it
  The car slid for 50 yards when the brakes locked.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move unobtrusively: to move unobtrusively, or move something unobtrusively
He slid the letter into his pocket.
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3. intransitive verb slip: to lose your grip or secure footing on a surface
It seemed to slide right off the window ledge.
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4. intransitive verb to change to different condition: to change to a different, usually worse, state or condition
unable to stop the economy from sliding into recession
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5. intransitive verb decrease: to decrease in value or quantity
Stock prices are sliding for the third straight day.
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6. intransitive verb music play glide between notes: to make a gliding change from one note to another
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7. transitive and intransitive verb baseball approach base horizontally: in baseball or softball, to approach a base while skidding feet first, low to the ground
The runner avoided the tag with a beautiful hook slide.
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noun (plural slides) |
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1. structure that children play on: a structure with a sloping surface that children slide down for fun
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2. sliding movement: a swift, gliding, and often uncontrollable movement across a smooth surface
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3. fall of rock, mud, or earth: a downhill displacement of rock, mud, or earth, often caused by rainfall or erosion
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4. small positive photograph: a positive photograph reproduced on a small piece of film that can be viewed by projection on a screen or through a magnifying device
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5. specimen holder: a small glass plate on which a specimen is mounted for viewing under a microscope
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6. dress shoe with no heel or toe: a slip-on shoe with an open heel and often an open toe
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7. sliding machine part: a machine part that slides, or the track on which it slides
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8. rowing
Same as sliding seat
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9. trombone mechanism: the U-shaped tube of a trombone that is pushed in and out to allow for changes in pitch
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10. music musical feature: a sliding change from one note to another
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| [ Old English slīdan< Germanic] |
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let things or something slide to let a situation gradually deteriorate
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on the slide in the process of becoming worse (informal)
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