slideverb
uk/slaɪd/us/slaɪd/slid, slidslide verb (MOVE)
B2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface:
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- I slid down the hill.
- She slid her hand into his pocket.
- She slid her legs from under the duvet and got up stealthily.
- Hardly aware of what she was doing, Susie slid her hand up to his shoulder.
- She slid into the seat next to him.
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Advancing and moving forward
- advance
- advancing
- approach
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- gain
- gain on sb/sth
- glide
- head
- make
- make for somewhere/sth
- make towards sth/sb
- proceed
- pull
- push
- roll
- slip
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slide verb (GET WORSE)
[ I ] to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:
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Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- compound
- decline
- degrade
- disintegrate
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- regress
- relapse
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run yourself down
- slip
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slidenoun
uk/slaɪd/us/slaɪd/slide noun (MOVEMENT)
[ C ] a sudden movement of a large mass of mud (= wet earth) or rock down a hill:
[ C ] a structure for children to play on which has a slope for them to slide down and usually a set of steps leading up to the slope
a part that moves easily backwards and forwards on an instrument or machine:
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The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- biophilia
- cosmologist
- cosmology
- eolian
- ether
- evapotranspiration
- geo-
- geocentric
- globe
- heaven
- landslide
- macrocosm
- mid-air
- terra firma
- terrestrial
- the cosmos
- the mesosphere
- the troposphere
- universe
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slide noun (WORSE STATE)
[ C usually singular ] the process of moving into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:
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Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- compound
- decline
- degrade
- disintegrate
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- regress
- relapse
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run yourself down
- slip
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slide noun (PHOTOGRAPHY)
[ C ] a small piece of photographic film in a frame that, when light is passed through it, shows a larger image on a screen or plain surface:
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Photography
- airbrush
- aperture
- camera
- camera obscura
- camera-shy
- capture
- exposure
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holography
- kinetoscope
- lo-res
- negative
- say cheese idiom
- selfie
- sharp
- shoot
- shutter
- SLR camera
- snapshot
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slide noun (GLASS)
[ C ] a small piece of glass on which you put something in order to look at it through a microscope
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- binoculars
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- diffuse reflection
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- opera glasses
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- resolution
- transparency
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slide noun (HAIR)
[ C ] UK short form of hair slide
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Hair care
- Alice band
- argan oil
- barrette
- brush
- comb
- crimp
- curling tongs
- delouse
- gel
- hair lacquer
- hair mousse
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- rinse
- roller
- shear
- slick
- straighteners
- styling
- tint
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