slide
Forms
- present (v1)
- slide
- past (v2)
- slid
- past participle (v3)
- slid
- present participle
- sliding
- 3rd person singular
- slides
- Plural
- slides
Definitions
1.To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- He slid the boat across the grass.
- Snow slides down the side of a mountain.
2.To move on a low-friction surface.
- They bathe in summer, and in winter slide.
- The car slid on the ice.
3.To drop down and skid into a base.
4.To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
- He slid while going around the corner.
1.The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
- The slide closed the highway.
2.An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
3.A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
4.An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2632
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”).