slide
[verb]
Synonyms: slip, coast, glide, skim, slither

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Related Idioms: take a slide (or a skid), run its course
Related Words: flow, stream, shift, move, fall, spill, tumble, glide

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English Thesaurus: decrease, go down, decline, diminish, fall/drop, ...

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I. slide¹ S3 W3 /slaɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/)
[Language: Old English; Origin: slidan]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
slide along/across/down etc
Francesca slid across the ice.
slide something across/along etc
He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in.
He slid open the door of the glass cabinet.

2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
slide into/out of etc
Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking.
She slid into the driver’s seat.
slide something into/out of etc something
He slid the gun into his pocket.

3. [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower Synonym : drop Antonym : rise:
Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.

4. [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem:
Students’ test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.
slide into
Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse.

5. let something slide
a) to let a situation get gradually worse:
Management has let safety standards slide at the factory.
b) spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it:
Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. slide² S3 noun [countable]

1. FOR CHILDREN a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface that children can slide down

2. DECREASE [usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc Antonym : rise
slide in
the current slide in house prices
on the slide
The company’s shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p.

3.
PICTURE a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall:
a slide show

4. GETTING WORSE [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem
slide in
School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.
slide into
a slide into economic chaos

5. SCIENCE a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope

6. MUSIC/MACHINE a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone

7. MOVEMENT [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface:
The car went into a slide.

8. EARTH/SNOW a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope:
a rock slide

9. FOR HAIR British English a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

slide
noun
I. in photography
ADJ. colour | photographic
VERB + SLIDE show He gave a fascinating slide show on climbing in the Himalayas.
develop
SLIDE + NOUN film | presentation, show | projector

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slide
II. for use with a microscope
ADJ. glass | microscope
VERB + SLIDE mount sth on

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slide
III. playground equipment
VERB + SLIDE go/play on, go down He wouldn't go down the slide by himself.
PREP. on a/the ~ There were lots on children on the slide.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

slide
IV. change to a lower/worse condition
ADJ. downward | inexorable
VERB + SLIDE halt, prevent, stop
PREP. ~ in to stop the slide in the euro
~ into trying to prevent the inexorable slide into war
~ towards the market's recent slide towards panic

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slide
verb
ADV. slowly Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
quickly | easily | smoothly a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow
gently | gracefully | noiselessly, quietly, silently The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
imperceptibly | helplessly We slid helplessly down the slope.
away, back, backwards, down, forward, forwards, in, out, sideways The drawers slide in and out easily. (figurative) The eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment.
VERB + SLIDE begin to The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs.
PREP. across, along, down, from, into, off, onto, out of, over, to, up, etc. She took the note and slid it quickly into her pocket. He slid off the couch and walked over to me.
PHRASES slide open The lift doors slid open.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

decrease to become less in number or amount:
The average rainfall has decreased by around 30 percent.
go down to decrease. Go down is less formal than decrease and is the usual word to use in conversation:
Unemployment has gone down in the past few months.
decline formal to decrease – used with numbers or amounts, or about the level or standard of something:
The standard of living has declined.
Support for the government is steadily declining.
Salaries have declined by around 4.5%.
diminish to become smaller or less important:
Union membership diminished from 30,000 at its height to just 2,000 today.
fall/drop to decrease, especially by a large amount. Fall and drop are less formal than decrease:
The number of tigers in the wild has fallen to just over 10,000.
At night, the temperature drops to minus 20 degrees.
plunge /plʌndʒ/
plummet /ˈplʌmət, ˈplʌmɪt/ to suddenly decrease very quickly and by a very large amount:
Share prices have plummeted 29% in the last four months.
Climate change could cause global temperatures to plummet.
slide if a price or value slides, it gradually decreases in a way that causes problems – used especially in news reports:
The dollar fell in late trading in New York yesterday and slid further this morning.
dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/ to gradually decrease until there is very little left of something, especially numbers or amounts, popularity, or importance:
Support for the theory is dwindling.
taper off /ˈteɪpə $ -ər/ if a number or the amount of an activity that is happening tapers off, it gradually decreases, especially so that it stops completely:
Political violence tapered off after the elections.
reduction used when the price, amount, or level of something is made lower:
There will be further price reductions in the sales.
A small reduction in costs can mean a large increase in profits.
cut used when a government or company reduces the price, amount, or level of something:
a 1% cut in interest rates
tax cuts
It is possible that there will be further job cuts.
drop/fall used when the number, amount, or level of something goes down, especially by a large amount:
The figures showed a sharp fall in industrial output.
There was a dramatic drop in temperature.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

slide to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it:
The glass slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.
The kids were having fun sliding around on the polished floor.
slip to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly:
Be careful you don’t slip on the ice.
She slipped and broke her ankle.
skid to slide sideways or forwards in a way that is difficult to control - used especially about a moving vehicle:
He slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt.
Go slowly in wet or icy weather, because it’s easy to skid.
glide to move smoothly and quietly across water or a smooth surface, especially in a graceful way:
A swan was gliding across the lake.
The ship glided into port.
slither to slide in an awkward way, for example on a rough or muddy surface. Also used to describe the movement of a snake as it goes from side to side along the ground:
Tom slithered down the bank into the water.
The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.

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