26984 words

slides

25 definitions • 42 examples
1
to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface:

Examples:

When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.
We have one of those doors in the kitchen that slides open.
He slid the letter into his pocket while no one was looking.
sliding doors There is a dining room with sliding glass doors that lead onto a balcony.
2
in baseball, to reach one of the bases (= the places that players much reach in order to score) by throwing yourself forwards along the ground, usually with your feet in front of you:

Examples:

He slid into second base to avoid being thrown out.
Katz managed to slide under the third baseman's tag.
3
If music slides, the sound moves smoothly from one note to another, so that the individual notes are not heard separately:

Examples:

The music slides and quivers.
The effect comes from one note sliding into another.
4
to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:

Examples:

The dollar slid against other major currencies.
Car exports slid by 40 percent this year.
slide back He was improving for a while, but I think he's sliding back into his old habits.
let it slide I was doing really well with my diet, but I've let it slide (= not tried so hard) recently.
5
an act of moving easily and without interruption over a surface:

Examples:

The car went into a slide when I put my foot on the brake.
Getting into this section requires a head-first slide down a chute.
6
a sudden movement of a large mass of mud (= wet earth) or rock down a hill:

Examples:

7
a structure for children to play on which has a slope for them to slide down and usually a set of steps leading up to the slope
8
a part that moves easily backwards and forwards on an instrument or machine:

Examples:

the slide on a trombone
9
in baseball, an act of throwing yourself forwards along the ground towards one of the bases (= the places that players much reach in order to score), usually with your feet in front of you:

Examples:

Rose made a head-first slide into third base.
He injured his hand making a dangerous slide.
10
a smooth movement from one note to another when playing or singing, in which the individual notes are not heard separately:

Examples:

His music is characterized by brusque rhythms, scratches, and slides.
A violinist will use a slide or a dynamic change to add expression.
11
the process of moving into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:

Examples:

halt the slide into The government must take measures, he said, to halt the country's slide into recession.
12
a small piece of photographic film in a frame that, when light is passed through it, shows a larger image on a screen or plain surface:

Examples:

colour slides
13
one of the screens in a presentation (= a talk that uses images and texts to give information) created on a computer:

Examples:

My slides were all in the wrong order.
Her first slide showed an image of an explosion with a large question mark over it.
14
a small piece of glass on which you put something in order to look at it through a microscope
15
short form of
16
a type of plastic shoe that you can slide your foot into, open at the front and the back, with a wide band or bands across the top of the foot:

Examples:

pool slide This season, the must-have pool slide makes a welcome return for sports fans and the fashion pack alike.
If there's one piece of advice I can give you, it's buy a pair of sliders.
17
to cause something to move easily over a surface, or to move in this way:

Examples:

[ I ] My mother slid into the car seat next to me.
[ T ] He slid his hand into his back pocket.
18
to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:

Examples:

The stock market crashed in October 1929 and the nation slid into a depression.
19
a small piece of film in a frame which, when light is passed through it, shows a photograph on a screen:

Examples:

The art history professor showed us slides of the Parthenon today.
20
In scientific study, a slide is a small piece of glass on which you put something in order to look at it through a microscope (= device that makes small objects look larger) and see its structure.
21
a movement into a worse state, often through lack of control or care:

Examples:

He felt he was on a downward slide in which nothing was going right in his life.
22
a structure used by children in their play that has a smooth, sloping side which lets them move down quickly from the top to the ground
23

Examples:

Economists predict that house prices will continue to slide in most areas.
slide (from sth) to sth The nation's unemployment rate slid to less than 5% last month.
slide into sth The economy was sliding into deep crisis.
Returns from Government bonds also slid sharply from 6.3% last year to 4.5% this year.
24

Examples:

Several ministers expressed their worry at the euro's slide.
a slide in sth The last few months have seen a sharp slide in voter confidence.
a slide of sth The corporation's shares ended the day at 509p, a slide of 13p.
25

Examples:

The final slide showed two graphs.

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