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verb | noun slideslide1 /slaɪd/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/) ETYMOLOGYslide1Origin: Old English slidan VERB TABLEslide |
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 |
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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 |
► let it slide Well, I guess we can let it slide this time. THESAURUSmove something to place► put to move something to a particular place or position, especially using your hands: Where did you put the newspaper? Just put the package over there on the table. ► place to put something somewhere carefully: She placed a cool towel on his forehead. ► position to carefully put something in a particular place or to face a particular direction so that it can be used for something: The security cameras are positioned just inside the door. ► slip to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly: When no one was looking, she slipped the necklace into her purse. ► slide to put something smoothly into a space by pushing it along a surface: He slid the storage container under the bed. ► insert formal to put something inside or into something else: Insert the screw into the hole marked “A.” ► stick to put something somewhere in a careless way: She picked a few pieces of clothing up and stuck them in a drawer. ► tuck to put the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing into or under something else: Tuck the sheets under the mattress. ► shove to push something into a space or container carelessly or without thinking much: I just shoved all his stuff into a corner, and left it there. ► thrust to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: David thrust his hands into his pockets. ► cram to force something into a small space: He crammed his books and coat into his locker. ► dump informal to drop or put something down somewhere in a careless way: You can dump your books over there on the desk. 1MOVE SMOOTHLY [intransitive, transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way: slide along/across/down etc. Francesca slid across the ice.slide something across/along etc. something She slid my drink along the bar.2MOVE QUIETLY [intransitive, transitive always + adv./prep.] to move somewhere quietly without being noticed, or to move something in this way: slide into/out etc. He slid out of the room when no one was looking.slide something into/out etc. She slid a gun into her pocket.► see thesaurus at put3BECOME LOWER [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates, etc. slide, they become lower: Stock prices continued to slide.4GET INTO A BAD SITUATION [intransitive] to begin to have a problem or gradually get into a worse situation than before: slide into It’s easy to slide into debt.slide toward The country was sliding toward war.5let something slide a)spoken to deliberately ignore a mistake, problem, remark, etc. without becoming angry or trying to punish it: Well, I guess we can let it slide this time. b)to let a situation get gradually worse, without trying to stop it: Management has let safety standards slide at the plant.[Origin: Old English slidan] verb | noun slideslide2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 FOR CHILDREN a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface for children to slide down: Don’t go down the slide head first.2PICTURE a small piece of film in a frame that shows a picture on a screen or wall, when you shine light through it: a series of color slides3DECREASE [usually singular] a fall in prices, amounts, etc.: slide in a slide in gold prices4INTO A WORSE SITUATION [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem: slide into his slide into depression5SCIENCE science a small piece of thin glass used for holding something when you look at it under a microscope6EARTH/SNOW earth science, geography a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow, etc. down a slope: a rock slide → see also landslide, mudslide7MOVEMENT [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface: The car went into a slide.8MUSIC/MACHINE eng. lang. arts a movable part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone |