verb
- to move smoothly over a surface
- to move quietly or secretly
- to gradually become worse or decline
noun
- a smooth surface for sliding down, especially for children to play on
- a small piece of glass for holding specimens under a microscope
- a photograph mounted for projection
Examples
- The children love to slide down the playground slide.
- She slid the book across the table to me.
- He tried to slide past the guard unnoticed.
- The company’s profits began to slide after the scandal.
- The scientist placed the specimen on a glass slide.
- We watched old family slides on the projector.
- Heavy rain caused a dangerous slide on the mountain road.
- The hockey puck slid smoothly across the ice.