slide

CEFRA2

/ˈslaɪ̯d/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move smoothly across a surface; a playground board for sliding.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To drop down and skid into a base.

Examples

  • Now, just let the clay slide between your fingers.

  • Alice slid down the long slide.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move on a low-friction surface.

  2. To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

  3. To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

More examples

In context

  • Here's a slide showing target markets.

  • He slid the boat across the grass.

  • Snow slides down the side of a mountain.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).