slide
/slaɪd/noun
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An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
Example: The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
Example: The slide closed the highway.
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
verb
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To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
Example: He slid the boat across the grass.
To move on a low-friction surface.
Example: The car slid on the ice.
To drop down and skid into a base.
Example: Jones slid into second.
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
Example: He slid while going around the corner.