slide1 verbslide2 noun
slideslide1 /slaɪd/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/) 
WORD ORIGINslide1
Origin:
Old English slidanVERB TABLE
slide
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | slide |
| he, she, it | slides | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slid |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slid |
| he, she, it | has slid | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slid |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slide |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slid |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am sliding |
| he, she, it | is sliding | |
| you, we, they | are sliding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was sliding |
| you, we, they | were sliding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sliding |
| he, she, it | has been sliding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sliding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sliding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sliding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- ""Your money,'' said White, as he slid a roll of banknotes across the table.
- Slide your card into the machine and then tap in your number.
- Fold the omelette over, slide it onto a plate, and serve immediately.
- Harry slid across the bench so he was sitting next to me.
- Prices will continue to slide unless production is reduced.
- Several glasses slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.
- Students' test scores started to slide in the mid-1980s.
- The children were having a great time, sliding around on the polished floor.
- The coffin was slid into the waiting hearse.
- The dollar fell in late trading in New York yesterday and slid further this morning.
- We slipped and slid, losing our balance on the ice
- He slid back on the mat to where she sat, and he handed her the jay.
- He helps slide the jacket down my arms.
- His movements were becoming liquid and his eyes were beginning to slide around in their sockets like marbles in oil.
- Is Swindon sliding towards Skid Row?
- The door to the corridor slid open.
- They slid about across her eyeballs.
- When he reached for her hand, it slid away from his.
THESAURUS
to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it: · The glass slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.· The kids were having fun sliding around on the polished floor.
to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly: · Be careful you don’t slip on the ice.· She slipped and broke her ankle.
to slide sideways or forwards in a way that is difficult to control – used especially about a moving vehicle: · He slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt.· Go slowly in wet or icy weather, because it’s easy to skid.
to move smoothly and quietly across water or a smooth surface, especially in a graceful way: · A swan was gliding across the lake.· The ship glided into port.
to slide in an awkward way, for example on a rough or muddy surface. Also used to describe the movement of a snake as it goes from side to side along the ground: · Tom slithered down the bank into the water.· The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.
Longman Language Activatorto move smoothly across a surface to move smoothly across a surface, or to make something do this: · We slipped and slid, losing our balance on the iceslide around: · The children were having a great time, sliding around on the polished floor.slide off/across/along etc: · Several glasses slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.· Harry slid across the bench so he was sitting next to me.slide something across/along/towards etc: · "Your money,'' said White, as he slid a roll of banknotes across the table.· Fold the omelette over, slide it onto a plate, and serve immediately.
to move smoothly and quietly across a surface, especially in a graceful way: · Your skis should glide naturally as you move across the snow.glide across/along/around etc: · A swan glided across the surface of the lake.· The rattlesnake can see in the dark and makes no noise as it glides along.
to slide across a slippery surface in a series of movements: slither away/off/across etc: · The snake slithered away through the grass.· Tom slithered down the muddy bank into the water.· As Katie fell asleep her book fell from her hands and slithered off the bed.
to accidentally slide a short distance, especially so that you fall down: · He slipped and fell. I think he's broken his arm.slip on: · As the boys went down the path they slipped on the wet leaves.slip down/across etc: · These glasses keep slipping down my nose.
if something skids , especially a car or a bicycle, it suddenly slides as it is moving along and is difficult to control: · The car in front of me skidded and I slammed the brakes on to avoid it.skid across/along etc: · Nineteen people were injured today when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch.skid on: · They set off down the road, the dogs skidding on the hard packed snow.skid to a halt/stop: · She skidded to a halt, jumped off her scooter, and ran into the house.
British /hydroplane American if a car aquaplanes or hydroplanes , it slides on a wet road: · In wet weather cars sometimes aquaplane when you brake heavily.· Porous asphalt tyres were developed to cut the risk of hydroplaning.
a surface that makes you slide also slippy British spoken a slippery surface is so smooth or wet that it is difficult to stand or move safely on it: · Be careful - the floor is very slippery.· The pavements are a bit slippy so we have to walk carefully.· These boots give a good grip, even on slippery rocks.slippery with: · In places, the towpath is slippery with mud.
American a surface that is slick is smooth and slippery: · They couldn't climb up the slick lime walls of the pit.
when prices, numbers etc become less to become less: · Attendance at the school's basketball games has gone down significantly in the last few years.· I'm hoping the price will come down if I wait a while.
to become less, especially by a large amount: · Sales have fallen dramatically in Houston and Toronto.fall/drop to: · At night, the temperature drops to -20°C.fall/drop from something to something: · Profits fell from £98.5 million to £76 million.
to become less - used especially in writing about business or technical subjects: · Experts say that the time parents spend with their children is decreasing.decrease to: · The speed of rotation gradually decreases to zero.
a gradual decrease in the number or amount of something good or important so that the situation becomes worse: · Firms with large debts may not have the financial strength to survive a prolonged sales decline or a recession.decline in: · We can expect a further decline in job vacancies.
when a price, level etc is reduced - use this when something is reduced deliberately: · New production methods led to a cost reduction of about 50 percent.reduction in: · Cleaner fuel has contributed to a reduction in air pollution.· a reduction in working hours
a reduction in the amount or size of something made by a government or large organization - use this especially when talking about politics or business: cut in: · Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes.pay/job/tax cuts (=cuts in wages, number of jobs, or taxes): · The whole team agreed to take pay cuts, rather than see their colleagues lose their jobs.· Some senators have called for huge tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
to drop very rapidly and by a large amount: · As soon as the sun went down, the temperature plummeted.· The drought has caused the price of hay to soar, and the price of cattle has plummeted.plummet/plunge 20 degrees/thirty points etc: · The stock market plunged 30 points when the news was announced.
if a number or the amount of activity happening tapers off , it gradually decreases: · Towards sunset, the rain began to taper off.
if supplies or numbers of something dwindle , they gradually decrease: · The country's foreign currency reserves have dwindled over the past few years.dwindle to: · The original platoon of 30 men had dwindled to 12.
if a price or value slides it gradually decreases in a way that causes problems - used especially in news reports: · Prices will continue to slide unless production is reduced.· The dollar fell in late trading in New York yesterday and slid further this morning.
also nosedive informal if the price or value of something takes a nosedive , it becomes lower very quickly and causes problems. If an economy takes a nosedive it become worse very quickly: · Since January, sales of cars and trucks, including minivans, have nosedived.· Shares on the stock exchange took another nosedive Friday.
to put something into a hole or small space: put something in/into/inside etc · I put the coin in my pocket.· When did you last put oil in the car?· She put the sales slip in the plastic bag with the dress.
to move something smoothly into a small narrow space: slide something into: · Slide your card into the machine and then tap in your number.· The coffin was slid into the waiting hearse.
to put something in a small space so that it is covered and is safe, comfortable, or warm: tuck something into/under/in etc: · It was starting to get cold, and she tucked her hands into the pockets of her jeans.· He tucked the newspaper under his arm and walked on.be tucked in/under etc: · The boys were tucked in bed, fast asleep.
to carefully put something into a hole or space, especially one where it is designed to go, for example in a machine or piece of equipment: · Insert the correct coins, then select the drink you want and press the button.insert something in/into/between etc: · A nurse carefully inserted the needle into my left arm.· A very thin sheet of paper is then inserted between the metal plates.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He slid open the door of the glass cabinet. Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.
He slid open the door of the glass cabinet. Well, I guess we can let it slide this time. The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy. (=moves smoothly to the side or back again)· The lift doors slid open and we got in.
(=fade into oblivion)· It was once a popular game, but it has since sunk into oblivion.· The old machines eventually slid into oblivion.
(=fade into obscurity)· Many scientific theories are never proved and slip into obscurity.
(=start to experience a recession)· Most analysts don’t believe the economy will slide into recession.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· It stepped through the door and the tentacles started to slide along the walls towards her.· We could see the shadows of the clouds sliding along beneath them far into the distance.· Her hand slid along a wall to a light switch.· A huge snake was unravelling from a tree, sliding along the forest floor.· That causes their gaze to slide along with the movement of their heads, leaving them confused and nauseated.· A huge explosion drowned the enemy fire and Killion caught a glimpse of a burning bomber slowly sliding along on its nose.· Normally they are supposed to bend to allow the car to slide along them.
· There is a lot more to being a national team member, however, than just sliding around on skis.· His movements were becoming liquid and his eyes were beginning to slide around in their sockets like marbles in oil.· A non-slip mat will help prevent her sliding around.· Whenever we tried to head north, our camels began to slide around in mud.· At first, Carrington had listened with unease as Morton had blandly slid around his assassination claims.· They let them slide around on the polished floor and listen to music on the ward radio.
· Far, far away Beyond the heather, sliding away all night.· As the bag inflates, the book will be pushed off and slide away. 4.· He looked across the table at Jean-Paul, and Jean-Paul's eyes slid away.· Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.· They slid away furtively, the pink lids blinking.· Lux studied his notepad, the smile sliding away.· Reality began to slide away outside, and a sphincter of darkness drew tight around the windows.· Sylvie's coffin slid away, swallowed up by flames they couldn't see.
· Just the same, Wyss found himself sliding, and sensed the others sliding back too, and nothing could stop them.· He slid back on the mat to where she sat, and he handed her the jay.· Then, like in a cell door, a six-inch square panel slides back, and part of a face looks out.· Turning off the light, she slid back under the covers and closed her eyes to sleep fitfully until noon.· He took one last look into the abyss and slid back.· She slid back a curtain of heavy red velvet that screened a door beside the piano, and led him through.· Unfortunately, as the tranquillizer wears off so the plunger gradually slides back up and the former level of stress returns.· When we get to our room, she slides back the fusuma, the paper doors.
· Their known, nearly identical faces, slid by in a wave of tawdry dinner jackets, sequinned old lace.· Next to the levee where no steamboat will probably ever dock again, the Missouri still slides by.· As she turned uphill, a dark-red Daimler slid by, and blew its horn at her.· The weedy water slid by between him and the shoals and ledges.· The train slid by, crammed with strange faces.· The weeks in the lab slid by without difficulty.· The lights of Rialto slid by on the right.· The Platte Valley slid by for a whole day before they even got to Omaha.
· Then he shot his legs up into the sky and slid down without a splash.· He slid down on his spine so he could rest his head on the back of the seat.· He slid down to the low jagged gappy wall.· It seemed like it took 12 minutes for it to slide down his body and hit the ground.· She bit her lip as two large tears slid down her cheeks.· A tear found its way from under her eyelid, sliding down her cheek.· And slid down, unable to brake himself, breaking one bone then another.
· Chief Justice Fortescue slid in like a spider, scuttling across to sit next to the Duke.· Obediently she slid in beside him.· Mr Hallam said he slid in for the tackle and they ended up with their legs tangled.· McMurphy was there, studying the deck of cards that slid in and out of sight in his hands.· Both models slide in and out so that you can clean behind.· After a few minutes he got up, stripped and slid in between the sheets.· He can't have known how Friend slid in to change my adaptation!
· The first would have slid off into the darkness.· Well, you never saw jokes hit a ballroom floor and slide off like those did.· With a peaked cap sliding off his head...· There the whales deliberately tilt the floes so that seals slide off into the water and into the jaws of their attackers.· Simon had wedged the handle under his thigh to stop the knife from sliding off into space.· I slid off the seat, keeping my eyes down, expecting to see a smear of red blood on the chair.· Many unattached skis went sliding off down the hill at incredible speed.· A granite sheet 200 feet high and up to 50 feet thick suddenly slid off Glacier Point.
· It is then raised to the correct height and slid on to the hub.· Fred slid on to the seat beside him.· Dot watched half a dumpling sliding on to her plate.· It doesn't have to be slid on at the end of the needlebed.· Should you wish to pull it out for cleaning, it slides on thoughtfully designed skid feet.
· Lucy walked up the fight of steps; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam.· Quick as a flash, Lavender got her pencil-box from her satchel and slid open the lid just a tiny bit.· As the doors slid open he glanced at the middle-aged couple who got out but then stared straight ahead again.
· Opening one of the refrigerator doors, she slid out a body.· The information flashed on the display screen; simultaneously, a sheet of paper slid out of the slot immediately beneath it.· Then he straightened up, and, carrying something, slid out through the window on to the lawn.· The moon slid out from behind a cloud and again lit up the open land.· He slid out and slammed the door, and Vora accelerated away.· As he was studying it, something slid out from the pages and fluttered to the floor.· Frequently he slid out from behind the pulpit and sauntered along the aisle as he spoke.
· The water was just right, slid over his skin as he gave out a long low satisfied moan into the steam.· When your work slides over into Stage 4 toxicity, you forget the little things that can make big differences.· He pulls off all his clothes and slides over towards me.· She slid over on top of him, warm.· His thumb slid over the swelling mound outlined beneath the silk, trailed over the ripening bud at its centre.· The layers readily slide over one another.· Twenty four spokes slide over a fixed cam, so that as they move they change length and unbalance the wheel.· Perhaps ... She slid over to the control panel.
· Unaware that she was holding her breath, Isabel slowly slid her arms around his waist.· As the train slid slowly into Asansol station, Brother Mariadas, suddenly wide awake, shook me out of my reverie.· The ice beneath him gave; he braced himself, and slid slowly into the muddy lake up to his neck.· Yet statistics that show voter turnout slowly sliding down, down.· His breath came fast and shallow, and he slid slowly down the bed again.· The hours slid slowly down the great entropy slope of the universe.· Semi-conscious, he slid slowly down, his feet and legs sinking into the freezing slush at the bottom.· A huge explosion drowned the enemy fire and Killion caught a glimpse of a burning bomber slowly sliding along on its nose.
· Then pinch a small shot on the line at the other end to stop the slug from sliding up the line.· Hornaday winds up sliding into the outside wall.· Her hand was loosening his tie, his was sliding up the tingling curve of her thigh.· If you build your jig slightly larger than your posts it will slide up and down more easily.· An icy chill slid up his spine, causing the hair at his nape to rise.· First one hand, then the other, slid up the inside of my thighs.· His hand slid up her thigh and found fine silk and lace in his way.· Jackie's delicate fingers felt around the frame, applied a light pressure, and the window slid up about eighteen inches.
NOUN· Unaware that she was holding her breath, Isabel slowly slid her arms around his waist.· I slid an arm under his shoulder and hugged him with the other.· But he saw her hand fly up and hold her mouth, he saw Creed slide an arm round her shoulder.· With infinite care, Induk slides her arms around my back, cradling me into her heat.· She slid her arms into her silk robe and tied it loosely at the waist.· Too full to speak, Paige slid her arm about his waist and let the hovering waves of sleep drift over her.· She stumbled on the rough surface and Roman slid his arm round her waist, holding her against him.· His kiss was tender and Ruth slid her arms around his neck and returned the warmth.
· She switched off the hall light and closed the door, then she slid gently into bed.· I slid down in my bed, my hair fanning out over the headboard like a thick black fringe.· Then she slid from the bed and went to the new bathroom opposite their bedroom.· He was ready to slide off the bed again and try to stop me.· She slipped into her nightie and slid into bed beside Tom, who was asleep and breathing through his mouth.· I slid out of bed and began to dress silently in front of the window.· It was nerve-racking, having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed, and pushed them into soft mules.· Ezra slid off the high bed and into his britches.
· The nine-year-old tearaway was arrested when a driver caught him trying to get into his car by sliding through the sunroof.· He was suddenly shaken from his thoughts by a car which slid silently to a halt beside him.· Then she heard the sound of a car starting and tyres sliding on a dirt road.· The car slid quietly between the cradled yachts to stop just short of Wavebreaker's pier.· I was into Regazzoni's car which was sliding backwards and my rear wheels climbed over his.· Normally they are supposed to bend to allow the car to slide along them.· There's all these hundreds of cars sliding past with their lights all red and white.
· Actual shearing injury to the sacral tissues and the heels may even be caused by patients sliding forward on vinyl-covered chairs.· He moved quickly almost charging in the door, and slid into a chair opposite me.· But seconds after Christopher slid from his chair, Brady clicked a stopwatch.· Janir slid off his chair and ran out of the room.· Norm groaned and slid down in his chair.
· She pushed against the garage door and it slid upwards.· He moved quickly almost charging in the door, and slid into a chair opposite me.· Opening one of the refrigerator doors, she slid out a body.· She opened the oven door and slid the pan of biscuits in.· Passing discreetly through the solid wood of the garage door he slid right into the skulking Omally.· I lock the front door and start to slide the key automatically into my purse.· The door to the corridor slid open.· I went up to the mystery door and slid my strip of steel between it and the jamb.
· Too much space now for the coin to be useful, his finger could slide under the lip.· His numbed fingers slid down the side and the drum bobbed away.· Baron was pretty impressive: The sound of a wet finger sliding across a drum head resembles nothing else.· I quenched the candle flame with my fingers and slid into the bed chamber.
· He managed to murmur Mayli's name, then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor.· Sethe slid to the floor and struggled to get back into her dress.· A huge snake was unravelling from a tree, sliding along the forest floor.· They slid along the floor silent as fog and hoisted themselves to the foot of the bed to sit grinning.· It scraped to one side as they slid to the carpeted floor.· Converse nodded thoughtfully and slid back on to the floor to sleep.· As I slid to the floor I was kicked hard in the face with a slippered foot.· Miguel slid down to the floor in a squat.
· It was nerve-racking, having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed, and pushed them into soft mules.· She pulled on her towelling bathrobe and slid her feet into a pair of sandals.· She twisted away, pushing with her elbows, sliding off toward the foot of the bed.· Very slowly I took my weight on the good hand and slid my feet over the rim of the tub.· Then slide the left foot into place next to your right foot.· Continue moving by once again stepping out with your right foot, then sliding the left foot into place next to it.
· Then slide the glass slowly across to cover the compartment.· Untraveledroadie: You and only you see the sliding glass door in me.· I slid the glass door back and took out a cup.· To our left, the sliding glass door absorbed our profiles.· It is important always to slide the glass, never lift it off the block.· According to Mendoza, one of the four agents at the sliding glass door demanded that she let them in.· Felicia slides her glass forward and he refills it with grape juice.
· A swing can only occur if the tail is sliding sideways over the ground.· The fingers gripping her windpipe slackened and Irina slumped backwards against the desk and slid to the ground.· A gust of wind caught it and it slid towards the ground, but only for a moment or so.· She felt dizzy and slid awkwardly to the ground, leaning her head on her hand.· Brian thought his neck was going to break, and his knees buckled and he slid down to the ground.
· When he reached for her hand, it slid away from his.· His hand slid under my chemise.· For a moment, Vitor gazed at the ring in his hand, then he slid it into his hip pocket.· His hand slid the vest-top from one shoulder and his hand immediately smoothed over her golden flesh.· There was blood on the girder where Gazzer's hands were sliding helplessly down ....· His hand slid up her thigh and found fine silk and lace in his way.· He lifted one hand and slid it around the slim column of her neck.
· I quickly slid into a seat at the back, and sat back to observe proceedings.· He slid off the seat and took my hand.· Fred slid on to the seat beside him.· A few seconds later, Erma Bombeck gave up her first class seat and slid into the coach seat next to me.· He slid down into the seat again.· I slid off the seat, keeping my eyes down, expecting to see a smear of red blood on the chair.· Moments later Dan Brady slid into the seat opposite.· As I slid into my seat next to Polly, it seemed to me that Iris looked at me strangely.
· He slid from the sheets, pulled on shorts and a vest, then groped beneath the bed.· I slid from between the sheets and walked barefoot across the cold tile between the beds.· I undressed completely and slid between sheets of finest satin, smooth as diving into a dream.· After a few minutes he got up, stripped and slid in between the sheets.· Without even bothering to put on her pyjamas, she slid in between her sheets.· She slid between the sheets and put her arms around me.· With the forefinger of her left hand, she slid out a single sheet of paper from the pile at her side.
· It slid down the wall, leaving behind it a trail of dark brown juice, like bile.· Hornaday winds up sliding into the outside wall.· It stepped through the door and the tentacles started to slide along the walls towards her.· Her hand slid along a wall to a light switch.· He slid down the wall and sat with a bump.· Slowly she slid down the wall, her back cold against the plaster until she sat upon her haunches.
· She had desperately scrambled at the shiny sides of the toilet-bowl as she slid into the water but to no avail.· There the whales deliberately tilt the floes so that seals slide off into the water and into the jaws of their attackers.· She slid deeper into the water with a sigh.· The entire car, with him inside it, has slid underneath the water.· The machine turned upside down as I slid into the water.· A breeze, a small thing, had slid in from open water.· Trying not to look cross, I slid into the water.
VERB· As soon as they were taken from shelter, they began to slide on locked wheels over the yard, and then to tilt.· It began to slide toward the gradually opening door.· In the 1960s, says Menotti, Rome Opera began to slide down hill.· As I reached for it, I began to slide.· Reality began to slide away outside, and a sphincter of darkness drew tight around the windows.· Whenever we tried to head north, our camels began to slide around in mud.· It came as the drug took control and she began to slide away.· Scenes begin with a camera sliding across or moving slowly into a Los Angeles exterior.
· The Allies, however, had no intention of letting the armistice arrangements slide by default into a full-blown peace.· On the other hand, what kind of feminist would I be if I let it slide?· Half way along he unlocked a garage and let the door slide up to reveal a newish Range Rover.· You have to be tough about letting things slide.· You can now unscrew the nut and let it slide down the pipe as you don't need it now.· Dalgliesh let his eyes slide down the page.· I let my back slide down the pillar until I was virtually squatting on the floor.· It's no good just letting things slide.
· Then she heard the sound of a car starting and tyres sliding on a dirt road.· I exclaimed in relief, as the windows of the adjacent train started to slide past ours.· Nails watched it with horrified fascination, and saw it start to slide towards him.· I lock the front door and start to slide the key automatically into my purse.· I could feel myself starting to slide off into sleep.· I said, feeling myself about to start sliding back.· But don't sell just because the price starts to slide.· The rupiah is starting to slide again, and the stock market is heading in the same direction.
· Then pinch a small shot on the line at the other end to stop the slug from sliding up the line.· Starch, unable to stop, slid 20 feet to the edge of an escarpment.· Simon had wedged the handle under his thigh to stop the knife from sliding off into space.· Lais stopped and slid her arms around him, resting her head against his chest.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[intransitive, transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this wayslide along/across/down etc- Management has let safety standards slide at the plant.
Francesca slid across the ice.slide something across/along etc He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in. He slid open the door of the glass cabinet.2[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this wayslide into/out of etc Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking. She slid into the driver’s seat.slide something into/out of etc something He slid the gun into his pocket.3[intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower SYN drop OPP rise: Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.► see thesaurus at decrease4[intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem: Students’ test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.slide into Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse.5let something slide a)to let a situation get gradually worse: Management has let safety standards slide at the factory. b)spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it: Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.THESAURUSslide to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it: · The glass slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.· The kids were having fun sliding around on the polished floor.slip to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly: · Be careful you don’t slip on the ice.· She slipped and broke her ankle.skid to slide sideways or forwards in a way that is difficult to control – used especially about a moving vehicle: · He slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt.· Go slowly in wet or icy weather, because it’s easy to skid.glide to move smoothly and quietly across water or a smooth surface, especially in a graceful way: · A swan was gliding across the lake.· The ship glided into port.slither to slide in an awkward way, for example on a rough or muddy surface. Also used to describe the movement of a snake as it goes from side to side along the ground: · Tom slithered down the bank into the water.· The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.slide1 verbslide2 noun
slideslide2 ●●○ S3 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a slide show
- Don't go down the slide head first.
- School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.
- A monitoring system that closes the road by activating a red signal light when a slide occurs is also in place.
- More than 200 people were in the area at the time of the slide, officials said.
- There are also some 10,000 air photographs and slides.
- Visitors entering the park from the Highway 140-Mariposa entrance station can see evidence of past slides.
- Work on display includes life-sized Elizabethan figures, a mural and an exhibit featuring the projection of slides on to specially made screens.
WORD SETS
avalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a slide show The car went into a slide.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.
1 a slide show The car went into a slide. The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy. (=moves smoothly to the side or back again)· The lift doors slid open and we got in.
(=fade into oblivion)· It was once a popular game, but it has since sunk into oblivion.· The old machines eventually slid into oblivion.
(=fade into obscurity)· Many scientific theories are never proved and slip into obscurity.
(=start to experience a recession)· Most analysts don’t believe the economy will slide into recession.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Male speaker My wife lost her job; she was the main earner and basically from then on it was downward slide.· It lasted until summer 1947, but big bands were on a downward slide and Armstrong found leading a headache.· The downward slide is in danger of becoming a drop over the precipice.· Now it believes it has halted the downward slide following a restructuring and product strategy review over the past year.· Comments like these are picked up quickly by the Bad ` Un and used to exacerbate our downward slide into negativism.
NOUN· Impression smears of the filters on glass slides were air dried, acetone fixed and Gram stained.· Further damage to preparations caused by local heating includes blistering of thin section bonding resins and even cracking of the glass slide.· Otherwise, the sandwich is placed on the saw and the first glass slide cut off.
· Find an amoeba in a drop of pondwater on a microscope slide.· Both the microscope slide and the culture were positive for the gonococcus.
· The largest of them, Rocinha, somehow houses 60,000 people in tiny shacks that are regularly engulfed in mud slides.· Have you ever seen mud slide?
· Marketing director Robin Ritchie made a fast-moving slide presentation - based on earlier presentations to the chairman and directors.· Video or slide presentations undoubtedly have their place, but they have by no means supplanted the need for high quality publications.· The first day included a series of slide presentations and guided tours of the departments.· He can advise us on the best brochure layouts, promotional photography, video or slide presentation - the whole package.
· The board is a complex series of slide projectors and lights.· Lecture Theatre A/V equipment including slide projectors, cine projectors and P/A system.· They learned to organize promotional efforts, to make check-off lists, and to utilize telephones, slide projectors, and tapes.· The mind boggles at the complexity of a system using twelve slide projectors producing 4,000 pictures during the 2¼ hour performance.· Slides projected by a slide projector.
· Greatly skilled at plotting the heavens and working things out on the old slide rule.· Mechanical calculators, punch-card machines and slide rules illustrate the earliest forms of computers.· The slide rule, the calculating machine, and the computer are the enemies of the arithmetic mind.· There were several colors of pencils, even a slide rule, at which she was frowning.· They are not activities which can be accomplished with a slide rule or computer or calculator.· All of them will make either a slide rule or an abacus as a way of presenting how number sets work.
· There is the opportunity to have a look at a slide show and purchase promotional gifts.· By the time we met again, I had put together a low-budget slide show.· The meeting was complete with a slide show prepared by the National League of Cities that explained the block grant program.· There's also a slide show and talk presented by ex P.O.W.'s once incarcerated in Colditz, followed by dinner.· He was constantly weighing how to advance the sister-parish relationship Was a slide show about Madre too little?· The Alpenblick offers a weekly slide show and regular guided walks with the owner.· The slide show and talk is free and begins at 7 p.m.
· Whatever the foundation chooses to build must compete with gigantic water slides and upside-down roller coasters a few miles away.· At the beginning of this not-so-long water slide, summer seems truly endless.· Most visitors spend the day in their bathing suits to hop on a water slide or tube.
VERB· City have gone four games without a goal and Reid wants to halt the slide.· The structure that I have suggested is sufficiently robust to halt that slide and ensure that acute care remains free throughout.· Crosby is determined to buy this week to halt the Roker slide down the First Division table.· Now it believes it has halted the downward slide following a restructuring and product strategy review over the past year.
· The paraffin block was cut into 3 µm thick sections which were placed on slides.· A more ruthless woman would have let the whole place slide into chaos until he learned to do things for himself.· The latter process is made easier by placing the slide in a refrigerator for a few minutes.· The particle was placed on a polymer-coated slide.
· I'd been playing slide for years and I found myself in a blues band.· I had this one-string bass I was playing with a slide.· Parents kept glancing at her; so did Anna, as she played morosely on the slide and the largest swing.· That planted the idea that you could play guitar with a slide.· He made some of them with solid necks for playing slack-key instead of slide - there were a number of different models.· Then I have one of the Robert Johnson Gibsons, which is great to play with slide because you get that tone!
· Flopping Central banks from round the world were drafted in yesterday to stop the pound's slide.· Digestion was stopped by incubating the slides with 0.2% glycine in water for 30 seconds.· It gave United a point and stopped the slide.
· If you're going to use slides, see that the room can be darkened easily - and check your sightlines.· Show them the board and the metal tray and explain that they will be used as slides. 4.· Then Mr Cooksley uses the slides as a reference while he paints.· George often uses slides showing complex shapes.· The mind boggles at the complexity of a system using twelve slide projectors producing 4,000 pictures during the 2¼ hour performance.· Other studies have used a series of slides making up the story instead of a film.· This may be also true of studies which have used a series of slides as the arousing stimuli rather than a single one.
· While watching the slides subjects wrote down the most distinctive feature of each slide.· He watched her slide money under a plate of glass.· He stood there under his umbrella, watching the rain slide off it in small, fine drops.
for children a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface that children can slide down2decrease [usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc OPP riseslide in the current slide in house priceson the slide The company’s shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p.3picture a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall: a slide show4getting worse [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problemslide in School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.slide into a slide into economic chaos5science a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope6music/machine a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone7movement [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface: The car went into a slide.8earth/snow a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope: a rock slide9for hair British English a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place