Slide
/slaɪd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Slide
noun
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
"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.
"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.
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
verb
- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
"He slid the boat across the grass."
- To move on a low-friction surface.
"The car slid on the ice."
- To drop down and skid into a base.
"Jones slid into second."
- To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
"He slid while going around the corner."
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
"to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"
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