EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschItalianoPortuguêsРусский日本語한국어العربيةहिन्दीTürkçe
🔍

Slide

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
"He slid the boat across the grass.; The safe slid slowly.; Snow slides down the side of a mountain."
2.VerbTo move on a low-friction surface.
"The car slid on the ice."
3.VerbTo drop down and skid into a base.
"Jones slid into second."
4.VerbTo lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
"He slid while going around the corner."
5.VerbTo pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
"to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word; Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class."
6.VerbTo subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
"He slid me a dirty look."
7.VerbTo pass inadvertently.
8.VerbTo pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
"A ship or boat slides through the water."
9.VerbTo decrease in amount or value.
"The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results."
10.VerbTo smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
11.VerbTo ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.
12.VerbTo go; to move from one place or to another.
13.VerbTo kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.
14.NounAn item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
"The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."
15.NounA surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
16.NounThe falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
"The slide closed the highway."
17.NounAn 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.
18.NounA mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
"On many semiautomatic pistols, the barrel is beneath the slide."
19.NounThe act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
"a slide on the ice"
20.NounA lever that can be moved in two directions.
21.NounSynonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”).
22.NounA valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
23.NounA transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
"Please hire a vendor to put these boxfuls of slides under a scanner and convert them all to digital images."
24.NounA page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
"I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow."
25.NounIn full microscope slide: a flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope.
26.NounThe act of dropping down and skidding into a base
27.NounA hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
28.NounA lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
29.NounA small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
30.NounA grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
31.NounA sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
32.NounA clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
33.NounRemovable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform.
34.NounA pocket in one's pants (trousers).
"with ten dollars in his slide"
35.NounA sandal that is backless and open-toed.
36.NounA voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
37.NounA promiscuous woman, slut.
🔗 Find words with "slide" in A2Z Word Finder
The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.