Slide (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Sloping channel through which things can descend.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The playground had a big slide that the kids loved to climb up and slide down.
- She climbed to the top of the slide and pushed off, laughing as she slid down to the bottom.
- The slide was so steep that it made her stomach drop as she slid down.
- He ran to the slide and started to climb up, eager to be the first one to slide down.
- The new slide at the park was a big hit with the kids, who took turns sliding down its winding chute.
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Meaning 4
A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc..
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 7
A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.