slide English
Verb
(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
- He slid the boat across the grass.
- The safe slid slowly.
- Snow slides down the side of a mountain.
To move on a low-friction surface.
- The car slid on the ice.
* (rfdate), Waller:
- They bathe in summer, and in winter slide .
(baseball) 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
(obsolete) To pass inadvertently.
* Bible, Eccles. xxviii. 26
- Beware thou slide not by it.
To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
- A ship or boat slides through the water.
* (rfdate), Dryden:
- Ages shall slide away without perceiving.
* (rfdate), Alexander Pope:
- Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
(music) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.
To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
* (rfdate), Chaucer:
- With good hope let he sorrow slide .
* (rfdate), Philip Sidney:
- With a calm carelessness letting everything slide .
Derived terms
* let slide
Noun
( en 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.
- (Charles Dickens)
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.
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- a slide on the ice
* Francis Bacon
- A better slide into their business.
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A lever that can be moved in two directions.
A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
(baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
(sciences) A flat, rectangular piece of glass on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope.
(music, guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
(geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
- (Dana)
(music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
(phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
Synonyms
* (item of play equipment) slippery dip
* (inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity) chute
* (mechanism of a part which slides on or against a guide) runner
Derived terms
* landslide
* mudslide
* water slide
* hairslide
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swipe English
Verb
( swip)
To steal or snatch.
- Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
* 1968 , , 00:48:18:
- "Maybe I could swipe some Tintex from the five-and-dime."
To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
- He swiped his card at the door.
To grab or bat quickly.
- The cat swiped at the shoelace.
Noun
(countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep.
(countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
(countable, informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
- Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
(uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.
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