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Slide

/slaɪd/

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

📖 Definitions of "Slide"

noun
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.

  3. 3

    The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

    "The slide closed the highway."

  4. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface

    "He slid the boat across the grass."

  2. 2

    To move on a low-friction surface.

    "The car slid on the ice."

  3. 3

    To drop down and skid into a base.

    "Jones slid into second."

  4. 4

    To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

    "He slid while going around the corner."

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