(~s, sliding, slid)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When something ~s somewhere or when you ~ it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something.
She slid the door open...
I slid the wallet into his pocket...
Tears were sliding down his cheeks.
VERB: V n with adj, V n prep/adv, V prep/adv
2.
If you ~ somewhere, you move there smoothly and quietly.
He slid into the driver’s seat...
VERB: V prep/adv
3.
To ~ into a particular mood, attitude, or situation means to gradually start to have that mood, attitude, or situation often without intending to.
She had slid into a depression...
= slip
VERB: V into n
4.
If currencies or prices ~, they gradually become worse or lower in value. (JOURNALISM)
The US dollar continued to ~...
Shares slid 11p to 293p after brokers downgraded their profit estimates...
VERB: V, V amount
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Slide is also a noun.
...the dangerous ~ in oil prices.
N-COUNT
5.
A ~ is a small piece of photographic film which you project onto a screen so that you can see the picture.
...a ~ show.
N-COUNT
6.
A ~ is a piece of glass on which you put something that you want to examine through a microscope.
N-COUNT
7.
A ~ is a piece of playground equipment that has a steep slope for children to go down for fun.
N-COUNT
8.
If you let something ~, you allow it to get into a worse state or condition by not attending to it.
The company had let environmental standards ~.
PHRASE: let inflects