English dictionary
slide
nounPronunciation
slaɪd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
noun
- sloping channel through which things can descend
noun
- a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
noun
- a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
noun
- plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
noun
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
noun
- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
verb
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
verb
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
verb
- move smoothly along a surface
Example sentences
his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
They slid through the wicket in the big gate
He slid the money over to the other gambler