slide

[US]/slaɪd/
[UK]/slaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. to move smoothly along a surface; to move smoothly in a specific direction
vi. to fall or move downwards without control
n. a smooth, sliding motion or descent; a presentation composed of a series of projected images

Phrases & Collocations

water slide

slide down

playground slide

slide show

on the slide

slide block

slide into

slide rail

slide valve

slide way

slide plate

slide fastener

slide projector

slide guide

slide over

glass slide

slide bearing

slide gate

microscope slide

slide switch

slide up

Example Sentences

slide into bad habits

slide sth. into a drawer

have a slide on the ice

the current slide in house prices.

a precipitous slide in the government's popularity.

I'd been playing slide for years.

projected the slide onto a screen.

a submarine gliding through the water.See Synonyms at slide

The truck skidded on a patch of ice.See Synonyms at slide

The piston slides noiselessly up and down.

A light pointer is often useful with a slide projector.

her marriage continued to slide downhill.

my slide shows went down reasonably well.

he is too good a player to slide into obscurity.

introduced the slide show with an orienting talk.

use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow.

angular wheel slide grinding machine external

This is the cross slide feedscrew and two homemade setscrew collars.

Turn the slides right-side up in the projector.

Real-world Examples

I have one slide for this talk.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Snail slime is a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds November 2018 Compilation

That's going to slide right through me.

Source: Listening Digest

Something could've happened. She really dug my slides.

Source: Friends Season 6

No, it's not. I've got five more slides.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Another fun job includes testing water slides.

Source: Workplace Self-Improvement Guide

Opening the doors automatically inflates the evacuation slides.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

Create your content first, design your slides last.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

But rain threatened to touch off new slides.

Source: PBS English News

Feet are staying flexed, I'm slowly sliding down.

Source: Andrian's yoga class

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