slide
/ˈslaɪ̯d/ verb B2- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. · He slid the boat across the grass.· The safe slid slowly.
- To move on a low-friction surface. · The car slid on the ice.
- To drop down and skid into a base. · Jones slid into second.
- To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface. · He slid while going around the corner.
- To 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.
- To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone). · He slid me a dirty look.
- To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance. · A ship or boat slides through the water.
- To decrease in amount or value. · The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results.
He/she/it slides · Past slid · Past participle slid · -ing form sliding
Verb forms
- Base form
- slide
- He/she/it
- slides
- Past
- slid
- Past participle
- slid
- -ing form
- sliding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Notwithstanding his large stomach, certainly not intended to penetrate the fissures of the Campagna, he slid down like Peppino, and closing his eyes fell upon his feet.
"It was so big a chance that I just let my legal practice slide and I set forth looking for Garridebs.
Presently we heard the sound of sliding boards, and an instant later a square had opened in the planks.
At first she seemed overcome with amazement; then tears flowed from her wondering eyes; and then she smiled sunnily through them, and one of her arms slid tenderly about the broker’s neck.
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