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Meaning of the word slide in English

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slide

US /slaɪd/
UK /slaɪd/
"slide" picture

Noun

1.

a structure with a smooth, sloping surface for children to slide down

Example:
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The children loved playing on the slide at the park.
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He went down the water slide with a splash.
Synonym:
chuteramp
2.

a movement of a person or thing smoothly over a surface while maintaining continuous contact

Example:
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The car went into a slide on the icy road.
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He made a quick slide into second base.
Synonym:
slipglideskid
3.

a small piece of glass on which specimens are mounted for examination with a microscope

Example:
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The scientist prepared a blood sample on a glass slide.
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View the bacteria under the microscope using this slide.
Synonym:
microscope slideglass slide
4.

a photographic transparency mounted in a frame for projection

Example:
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The professor showed a series of historical maps as slides during his lecture.
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We watched old family slides on the projector.
Synonym:
transparencyphotograph

Verb

1.

move along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it

Example:
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The children loved to slide on the polished floor.
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He watched the ice cube slide across the table.
Synonym:
glideslipskidcoast
2.

move smoothly, quietly, or imperceptibly

Example:
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The door began to slide open silently.
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He managed to slide into the meeting unnoticed.
Synonym:
slipglidecreepsneak
3.

pass gradually to a worse or lower condition

Example:
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His grades began to slide after he stopped studying.
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The economy continued to slide into recession.
Synonym:
declinedeteriorateworsendropfall
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