slide
verb/slaɪd/
/slaɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slide | /slaɪd/ /slaɪd/ |
| he / she / it slides | /slaɪdz/ /slaɪdz/ |
| past simple slid | /slɪd/ /slɪd/ |
| past participle slid | /slɪd/ /slɪd/ |
| -ing form sliding | /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make something move in this way
- As I turned left on a bend, my car started to slide.
- + adv./prep. We slid down the grassy slope.
- A plane slid off the runway in Denver on Sunday.
- The drawers slide in and out easily.
- slide something + adv./prep. She slid her hand along the rail.
- You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.
- slide + adj The automatic doors slid open.
- slide something + adj. Quietly, she slid the drawer shut.
Extra Examples- Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
- The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs.
- a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- easily
- …
- across
- along
- down
- …
- slide open
- [intransitive, transitive] to move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make something move in this way synonym slip
- + adv./prep. He slid into bed.
- She slid out while no one was looking.
- slide something + adv./prep. The man slid the money quickly into his pocket.
- He slid a shy look at Claire.
Extra Examples- The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
- Her eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- easily
- …
- across
- along
- down
- …
- slide open
- [intransitive] slide (from…) (to…) to become gradually lower or of less value
- Shares slid to a 10-year low.
- [intransitive] slide (down/into/towards something) to move gradually into a worse situation
- The industry has slid into decline.
- They were sliding towards bankruptcy.
- He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed).
- The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession.
- The economy is sliding rapidly downhill.
move smoothly/quietly
become lower/worse
Word OriginOld English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th cent.
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