slide

slide (slīd)

intransitive verb slidslid, slid′·ing

to move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance windows that slide open
to move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
to move quietly and smoothly; glide
to move stealthily or unobtrusively
to shift from a position; slip the wet cup slid from his hand
to pass gradually (into or out of some condition) to slide into bad habits
Baseball to drop down and slide along the ground toward a base to avoid being tagged out by the baseman

Etymology: ME sliden < OE slidan < IE *(s)leidh-, slippery < base *(s)lei-, slimy, slippery > lime, slick, slime

transitive verb

noun

an act of sliding
a smooth, usually inclined track, surface, or chute down which to slide, as on a playground
something that works by sliding; part that slides or is slid on
a photographic transparency mounted for use with a viewer or projector
a small glass plate used as a mounting for objects to be examined under a microscope
1. the fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
2. ☆ the mass that falls
Music
1. portamento
2. an ornament made up of two or more notes ascending or descending to a principal note
3. a -shaped section of tubing which is moved to change the pitch of certain brass instruments, esp. the trombone

adjective

let slide

to fail to take some expected or required action on; allow to drift along

To move with a sliding motion
glide, skate, skim, slip, coast, skid, toboggan, move along, move over, move past, pass along.
To cause to slide, sense 1
shove, thrust, ram, impel, urge, propel, drive, press against, butt, launch, start, accelerate; see also push 2.

ignore, pass over, allow to decline; see neglect 1, 2.

Object

door: Install French or sliding doors to bring the garden into your home.
scale: Fees are charged on a sliding scale, ranging from £ 15 upward per session.

Converse of object

halt: We are confident from our past experiences and in-house expertise that, we can halt the slide and turn things around.

Adjective modifier

35mm: We've even got a handful of 35mm slides from our first family summer holiday.
prepared: The use of a prepared rock slide containing biotite to demonstrate pleochroism and to align the polariser east-west is also described.
downward: It sent biotech stocks on a downward slide, with some dropping 20 % at the end of the day.
wavy: Two single swings, one glider double swing and one wavy slide.
inexorable: Once we later on come face to face with reality, the euro continues its inexorable slide.
overhead: Color printers are also useful for preparing overhead projector slides and charts, and color graphics can make a boring document much more attractive.

Preposition: into

oblivion: If the Tories do not grasp this particular nettle then they will slide into oblivion like The Whigs before them.
recession: But confidence has stabilized on the back of declining fears about the UK sliding into recession.

Modifies a noun

Noun used with modifier

PowerPoint: These are taken from PowerPoint slide shows of multiple images in similar vein.
lantern: Lantern slide showing an Egyptian Potter selling his ware on the banks of the Nile.
microscope: You may wish to buy some microscope slide boxes to store permanent preparations which you have made or bought.
powerpoint: You can download or access these powerpoint slides used in presentations for free.
inflatable: Quiet swim abandoned, I was coerced into joining them on a plunge down the inflatable slide.

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