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Slide
/slaɪd/
An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
📖 Definitions of "Slide"
- 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
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.
"The slide closed the highway."
- 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.
- 1
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
"He slid the boat across the grass."
- 2
To move on a low-friction surface.
"The car slid on the ice."
- 3
To drop down and skid into a base.
"Jones slid into second."
- 4
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
"He slid while going around the corner."
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