slide

slide1 [ slaıd ] noun count **

▸ 1 something children play on

▸ 2 sliding movement

▸ 3 reduction in amount

▸ 4 piece of film/glass

▸ 5 fall of rock/earth etc.

1. ) a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on the other side

2. ) a sliding movement:

My bike went into a slide.

3. ) a situation in which an amount becomes less:

slide in: The company was hit by a slide in profits last year.

4. ) a small piece of film in a frame, that you shine light through in order to show the image on a screen

a ) a small thin piece of glass on which you put something that you want to look at using a MICROSCOPE

5. ) a sudden fall of rock, earth, etc. from the side of a mountain

slide

slide 2 [ slaıd ] (past tense and past participle slid [ slıd ] ) verb **

1. ) intransitive to move smoothly and quickly across a surface:

The doors slid open.

slide over/across/off etc.: The kids love to slide down this hill on the sledge.

a ) transitive to make something move smoothly and quickly across a surface:

slide something over/across/along etc. something: She slid a tray along the counter.

2. ) intransitive to move quickly without anyone noticing you:

slide into/out etc: I think they slid out the back door a minute ago.

a ) transitive to move or put something somewhere quickly without anyone noticing:

slide something out of/into etc. something: Ken slid the letter into his pocket.

3. ) intransitive to gradually be in a worse situation than before:

slide into: The company slid further into debt last year.

4. ) intransitive to become smaller in amount:

Profits have been sliding over the last few years.

let something slide

to let a situation become worse and not do anything to stop it