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1.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."
2.nounA surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
3.nounThe falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche."The slide closed the highway."
4.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.
5.nounA mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
6.nounThe act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress."a slide on the ice"
7.nounA lever that can be moved in two directions.
8.nounA valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
9.nounA transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
10.noun(by extension) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint."I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow."
11.nounA flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
12.nounThe act of dropping down and skidding into a base
13.noun(guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
14.nounA lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
15.nounA small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
16.nounA grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
17.nounA sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
18.nounA clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
19.noun(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
20.noun(speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
21.verbTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface"He slid the boat across the grass."
22.verbTo move on a low-friction surface."The car slid on the ice."
23.verbTo drop down and skid into a base."Jones slid into second."
24.verbTo lose one’s balance on a slippery surface."He slid while going around the corner."
25.verbTo pass or put imperceptibly; to slip."to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"
26.verbTo pass inadvertently.
27.verbTo pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance."A ship or boat slides through the water."
28.verbTo pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.