Meaning of Slide | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
3. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
4. 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.
5. A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
7. A lever that can be moved in two directions.
8. Synonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”).
9. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
10. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
11. A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
    broadly
12. A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
13. The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
14. A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
15. A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
    Irish, traditional
16. A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
17. A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
18. A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
19. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
20. Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform.
    Australia, informal
21. A pocket in one's pants (trousers).
22. A sandal that is backless and open-toed.
23. A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
24. A promiscuous woman, slut.
    slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.”

“skimming over the ice[…]It was a good long slide, and there was something in the motion which Mr. Pickwick, who was very cold with standing still, could not help envying.”

“The slide closed the highway.”

“On many semiautomatic pistols, the barrel is beneath the slide.”

“a slide on the ice”

“Certainly Kings, that haue Able men of their Nobility, ſhall finde eaſe in imploying them; And a better Slide into their Buſineſſe: For People naturally bend to them, as borne in ſome ſort to Command.”

“Conceptually, this cognitive slide from social to biological was facilitated by the rhetoric of eugenics, which acknowledged few distinctions between the two.”

“But for West Brom it was further evidence they are struggling to arrest a slide down the table where they are now three points above the relegation zone after their sixth loss in seven league matches.”

“Please hire a vendor to put these boxfuls of slides under a scanner and convert them all to digital images.”

“I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.”

“The previous year, on November 30, 2023, Mr Brereton was pictured wearing what is known as "pollies" or polyester 'general duty dress', in which he is seen putting new rank slides on an officer's shoulder.”

“with ten dollars in his slide”

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