slide

¹slide

verb \ˈslīd\

slid\ˈslid\slid·ing\ˈslī-diŋ\

Definition of SLIDE

intransitive verb

1

a : to move smoothly along a surface : slip b : to coast over snow or ice c of a base runner in baseball : to fall or dive feetfirst or headfirst when approaching a base

2

a : to slip or fall by loss of footing b : to change position or become dislocated : shift

3

a : to slither along the ground : crawl b : to stream along : flow

4

a : to move or pass smoothly or easily <slid into the prepared speech> b : to pass unnoticed or unremarked <let the criticism slide>

5

a : to pass unobtrusively : steal b : to pass by gradations especially downward <the economy slid from recession to depression>

transitive verb

1

a : to cause to glide or slip b : to traverse in a sliding manner

2

: to put unobtrusively or stealthily <slid the bill into his hand>

Examples of SLIDE

1. The door slides open easily.
2. The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.
3. He slid the bottle across the table.
4. Slide your finger along the seam.
5. She slid the paper under the door.
6. He slid across the ice.
7. Cars were slipping and sliding all over the roads during the snowstorm.
8. Her purse slid out of her hands.
9. The strap of her dress kept sliding down.
10. She slid into the booth beside us.

Origin of SLIDE

Middle English, from Old English slīdan; akin to Middle High German slīten to slide

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SLIDE

Synonyms: lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, sneak, slink, slip, snake, steal

Antonyms: flounder, struggle

Related Words: crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe

Near Antonyms: limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toil

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Rhymes with SLIDE

bide, bride, chide, eyed, fried, glide, guide, hide, pied, pride, ride, side, snide, stride, thighed, tide, tried, wide