Slide
verb
To move slowly or smoothly across or down a surface.
The book slid off the table
Often appears as...
- slide down
- slide off
noun
A piece of transparent material with something drawn or printed on it, that can be viewed using a slide projector.
He showed us slides from his vacation
Often appears as...
- slide show
- slide projector
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To gradually become worse.
My grades are sliding
Often appears as...
- slide into depression
- slide into debt
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A piece of play equipment that children can slide down.
The children enjoyed the slide at the park
Often appears as...
- water slide
- playground slide
verb
To put something somewhere carefully or secretly.
He slid the letter under the door
Often appears as...
- slide into pocket
- slide across table
verb
To move slowly or smoothly across or down a surface.
The book slid off the table
Often appears as...
- slide down
- slide off
noun
A piece of transparent material with something drawn or printed on it, that can be viewed using a slide projector.
He showed us slides from his vacation
Often appears as...
- slide show
- slide projector
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To gradually become worse.
My grades are sliding
Often appears as...
- slide into depression
- slide into debt
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A piece of play equipment that children can slide down.
The children enjoyed the slide at the park
Often appears as...
- water slide
- playground slide
verb
To put something somewhere carefully or secretly.
He slid the letter under the door
Often appears as...
- slide into pocket
- slide across table
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Movement
Refers to slight, gentle movements, without abruptness or sudden jerks.
She slid quietly into the room, not making a sound.
Pro Tip 2/3Loss of Control
Often used to describe movements where control is lost, like slipping on ice.
He slid on the wet floor and almost fell.
Pro Tip 3/3Smooth Surfaces
Best used when describing motion across smooth or slippery surfaces.
The sled slid effortlessly down the snowy hill.
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Movement
Refers to slight, gentle movements, without abruptness or sudden jerks.
She slid quietly into the room, not making a sound.
Pro Tip 2/3Loss of Control
Often used to describe movements where control is lost, like slipping on ice.
He slid on the wet floor and almost fell.
Pro Tip 3/3Smooth Surfaces
Best used when describing motion across smooth or slippery surfaces.
The sled slid effortlessly down the snowy hill.
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Movement
Refers to slight, gentle movements, without abruptness or sudden jerks.
She slid quietly into the room, not making a sound.
Pro Tip 2/3Loss of Control
Often used to describe movements where control is lost, like slipping on ice.
He slid on the wet floor and almost fell.
Pro Tip 3/3Smooth Surfaces
Best used when describing motion across smooth or slippery surfaces.
The sled slid effortlessly down the snowy hill.
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Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
But they can adapt only so far, and then when all the water is gone from the surface, microbes have only one solution They go underground. And those microbes, the rocks you see in that slide here, well, they are actually living inside rocks and they are using the protection of the translucence of the rocks
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How interpreters juggle...
and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides. They can even leave a term in the original language, while they search for the most accurate equivalent.
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The Evolution of Ancient...
That's where the body of a king is going to rest in eternity. So you've gone to all this trouble to create this incredible monument around the body of that person. It's pretty amazing. To house his mummy, huge chunks of granite were slid down a passage into the shaft
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How to build a greener,...
do we do what's the theory of change well firstly I must not apologize for the complexity of these slides that I'm gonna show you and talk you through because we have a complex problem and I'm afraid complex problems only have complex solutions and the complex
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
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Avi Rubin: All your...
If you look closely at this device, it's got a switch for encryption or cleartext. Let me advance the slide, and now I'll go back. You see the difference? This is plain text. This is encrypted.
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The science of...
creating a thin layer of water, which helps them slide along. So technically, it's not really snow skiing, but water skiing. But it is true that no matter how hard you look,
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Water Discovered In...
funny was happening in the magnetometer data. Okay, so. Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said,
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Baby Twin Pandas PIPE Panda...
are helping to save a species. All that's left to do is slide the door open.
Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
But they can adapt only so far, and then when all the water is gone from the surface, microbes have only one solution They go underground. And those microbes, the rocks you see in that slide here, well, they are actually living inside rocks and they are using the protection of the translucence of the rocks
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides. They can even leave a term in the original language, while they search for the most accurate equivalent.
Video examples
The Evolution of Ancient...
That's where the body of a king is going to rest in eternity. So you've gone to all this trouble to create this incredible monument around the body of that person. It's pretty amazing. To house his mummy, huge chunks of granite were slid down a passage into the shaft
Video examples
How to build a greener,...
do we do what's the theory of change well firstly I must not apologize for the complexity of these slides that I'm gonna show you and talk you through because we have a complex problem and I'm afraid complex problems only have complex solutions and the complex
Video examples
How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
If you look closely at this device, it's got a switch for encryption or cleartext. Let me advance the slide, and now I'll go back. You see the difference? This is plain text. This is encrypted.
Video examples
The science of...
creating a thin layer of water, which helps them slide along. So technically, it's not really snow skiing, but water skiing. But it is true that no matter how hard you look,
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
funny was happening in the magnetometer data. Okay, so. Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said,
Video examples
Baby Twin Pandas PIPE Panda...
are helping to save a species. All that's left to do is slide the door open.
Example 1 of 10
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth-and then there's a lie. The artist is essentially creating his work to make this lie a truth, but he slides it in amongst all the others. The tiny little lie is the moment I live for, my moment. It's the moment that the audience falls in love.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about yourself and each other. They will also make you stronger and closer as friends.
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John Astin
American Actor
United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?
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Charles Van Doren
American Celebrity
I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.
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Rory Gallagher
Irish Musician
You can play slide on any guitar, but to be serious about it you have a tough set of strings, otherwise you don't get the full attack - you can't dig in.
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Kirk Gibson
American Athlete
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.
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Jason Witten
American Football Player
Every time you go out, you want to help your team, play your best and don't let any opportunities slide by.
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Kate Garraway
English Journalist
It can be easy to let all sorts of things in your life slide, including your relationship.
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Summer Walker
American Musician
I would be more at peace if I could just record music and slide it under the door.
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Ric Ocasek
Musician
I've never been on a water slide in my life.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth-and then there's a lie. The artist is essentially creating his work to make this lie a truth, but he slides it in amongst all the others. The tiny little lie is the moment I live for, my moment. It's the moment that the audience falls in love.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about yourself and each other. They will also make you stronger and closer as friends.
Quote examples
John Astin
American Actor
United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?
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Charles Van Doren
American Celebrity
I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.
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Rory Gallagher
Irish Musician
You can play slide on any guitar, but to be serious about it you have a tough set of strings, otherwise you don't get the full attack - you can't dig in.
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Kirk Gibson
American Athlete
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.
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Jason Witten
American Football Player
Every time you go out, you want to help your team, play your best and don't let any opportunities slide by.
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Kate Garraway
English Journalist
It can be easy to let all sorts of things in your life slide, including your relationship.
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Summer Walker
American Musician
I would be more at peace if I could just record music and slide it under the door.
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Ric Ocasek
Musician
I've never been on a water slide in my life.
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