I.
noun
1 in photography
ADJECTIVE
▪ colour/color
▪ photographic
VERB + SLIDE
▪ show
▪ develop
SLIDE + NOUN
▪ film
▪ presentation , show
▪
He gave a fascinating ~ show on climbing in the Himalayas.
▪ projector
2 for use with a microscope
ADJECTIVE
▪ glass
▪ microscope
VERB + SLIDE
▪ mount sth on
3 change to a lower/worse condition
ADJECTIVE
▪ downhill , downward
▪ inevitable , inexorable
▪ long , slow , steady
▪
her slow ~ into drug addiction
▪ precipitous , steep
▪ slippery ( esp. BrE )
▪
the start of a slippery ~ down to family breakdown
▪ economic , stock-market
VERB + SLIDE
▪ begin
▪ continue
▪
The country is continuing the ~ into chaos and violence.
▪ halt , prevent , stop
▪ reverse
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ down
▪
He began his ~ down the slippery slope of alcohol abuse.
▪ ~ in
▪
to stop the ~ in the dollar
▪ ~ into
▪
No one could prevent the inexorable ~ into war.
▪ ~ towards/toward
▪
the market's recent ~ towards/toward panic
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ slowly
▪
Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
▪ quickly
▪ easily
▪ smoothly
▪
a vehicle that will ~ smoothly across snow
▪ gently
▪ gracefully
▪ noiselessly , quietly , silently
▪
The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
▪ around , away , back , backwards/backward , down , forward , in , off , out , sideways
▪
The drawers ~ in and out easily.
▪
Her eyes slid away from his in embarrassment.
▪ downhill ( often figurative )
▪
The economy is sliding rapidly downhill.
PREPOSITION
▪ across , along , down , from , into , off , onto , out of , over , to , up , etc.
▪
The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession.
▪
She took the note and slid it quickly into her pocket.
▪
He slid off the couch and walked over to me.
PHRASES
▪ ~ open
▪
The doors slid open.
Slide is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ arm , ↑ eye , ↑ hand , ↑ snake , ↑ wheel
Slide is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ hand , ↑ per cent