Slid

verb

/ˈslɪd/

Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.verbTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface

"He slid the boat across the grass."

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 slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"

6.verbTo pass inadvertently.

7.verbTo pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

"A ship or boat slides through the water."

8.verbTo pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.

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