An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
The slide closed the highway.
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
a slide on the ice
A lever that can be moved in two directions.
A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
(by extension) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.
A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
(guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
(speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
He slid the boat across the grass.
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 slide in a word to vary the sense of a question
To pass inadvertently.
To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
A ship or boat slides through the water.
To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.