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slide

/slˈaɪd/noun, verb1 syllable

Slide means: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.

Synonyms for slide15

noun, as in sloping channel through which things can descend

chute, slideway, sloping trough

noun, as in plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

playground slide, sliding board

noun, as in the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

noun, as in a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

microscope slide

noun, as in (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

swoop

noun, as in a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

lantern slide

verb, as in move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

skid, slip, slue, slew

verb, as in to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

slither

What does slide mean?10

verb

1

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner“the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”

2

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly“They slid through the wicket in the big gate”

3

move smoothly along a surface“He slid the money over to the other gambler”

noun

1

sloping channel through which things can descend

2

plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

3

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it“his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill”

4

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

5

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale“the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides”

6

a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

7

(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with slide?48

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All 48 rhymes for slide, grouped by syllable

Slide in a sentence

  • Now, just let the clay slide between your fingers.sundown
  • Be careful on the slide, go down slowly!Amastan
  • In our park, we have a nice slide for children to play on.CM
  • The sandpit has a slide, a swing, a see-saw, and nothing else.sundown
  • The more we rant about trivialities, the more we let the enormities slide.AmarMecheri
  • Templates include slide backgrounds, fonts, colors, and settings.pip
  • He took a slide down the hill on his sled.unknown
  • Slide down the hill while distributing your weight equally on both skis.WestofEden

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of slide

as a noun

plural
slides

as a verb

past tense
slid
past participle
slid
present participle
sliding
third-person singular
slides