slide

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NGSL Rank: 1894
slide
slʌɪd Listen
Meanings
verb
  • move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
    E.g. she slid down the bank into the water
noun
  • a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.
    E.g. Anna played on the slide
  • an act of moving along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
    E.g. use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow
  • a decline in value or quality.
    E.g. the current slide in house prices
  • a part of a machine or instrument that slides.
  • a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope.
  • another term for hairslide.
    E.g. her hair was held back with a tortoiseshell slide
  • a sandal or light shoe without a back.

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