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Webster 1913 Edition

Slide

Slide

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Slid
;
p. p.
Slidden
,
Slid
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Slidding
.]
[OE.
sliden
, AS.
slīdan
; akin to MHG.
slīten
, also to AS.
slidor
slippery, E.
sled
, Lith.
slidus
slippery. Cf.
Sled
.]
1.
To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide;
as, snow
slides
down the mountain’s side
.
2.
Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet.
They bathe in summer, and in winter
slide
.
Waller.
3.
To pass inadvertently.
Beware thou
slide
not by it.
Ecclus. xxviii. 26.
4.
To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance;
as, a ship or boat
slides
through the water
.
Ages shall
slide
away without perceiving.
Dryden.
Parts answering parts shall
slide
into a whole.
Pope.
5.
To slip when walking or standing; to fall.
Their foot shall
slide
in due time.
Deut. xxxii. 35.
6.
(Mus.)
To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound.
7.
To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
[Obs. or Colloq.]
With good hope let he sorrow
slide
.
Chaucer.
With a calm carelessness letting everything
slide
.
Sir P. Sidney.

Slide

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To cause to slide; to thrust along;
as, to
slide
one piece of timber along another
.
2.
To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip;
as, to
slide
in a word to vary the sense of a question
.

Slide

,
Noun.
[AS.
slīde
.]
1.
The act of sliding;
as, a
slide
on the ice
.
2.
Smooth, even passage or progress.
A better
slide
into their business.
Bacon.
3.
That on which anything moves by sliding.
Specifically:
(a)
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down.
(b)
A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement.
4.
That which operates by sliding.
Specifically:
(a)
A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it.
(b)
(Mach.)
A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides.
(c)
A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like.
5.
A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a microscope.
6.
The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountain side;
as, a land
slide
, or a snow
slide
; also, the track of bare rock left by a land slide.
7.
(Geol.)
A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
Dana.
8.
(Mus.)
(a)
A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
(b)
An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics.
9.
(Phonetics)
A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
10.
(Steam Engine)
(a)
Same as
Guide bar
, under
Guide
.
(b)
A slide valve.
Slide box
(Steam Engine)
,
a steam chest. See under
Steam
.
–
Slide lathe
,
an engine lathe. See under
Lathe
.
–
Slide rail
,
a transfer table. See under
Transfer
.
–
Slide rest
(Turning lathes)
,
a contrivance for holding, moving, and guiding, the cutting tool, made to slide on ways or guides by screws or otherwise, and having compound motion.
–
Slide rule
,
a mathematical instrument consisting of two parts, one of which slides upon the other, for the mechanical performance of addition and subtraction, and, by means of logarithmic scales, of multiplication and division.
–
Slide valve
.
(a)
Any valve which opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
.
(b)
A particular kind of sliding valve, often used in steam engines for admitting steam to the piston and releasing it, alternately, having a cuplike cavity in its face, through which the exhaust steam passes. It is situated in the steam chest, and moved by the valve gear. It is sometimes called a
D valve
, – a name which is also applied to a semicylindrical pipe used as a sliding valve.
In the illustration, a is the cylinder of a steam engine, in which plays the piston p; b the steam chest, receiving its supply from the pipe i, and containing the slide valve s, which is shown as admitting steam to one end of the cylinder through the port e, and opening communication between the exhaust passage f and the port c, for the release of steam from the opposite end of the cylinder.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slide

SLIDE

,
Verb.
I.
pret. slid; pp. slid, slidden.
1.
To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without bounding or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, a sled slides on snow and ice; a snow-slip slides down the mountain's side.
2.
To move along the surface without stepping; as, a man slides on ice.
3.
To pass inadvertently. Make a door and a bar for thy mouth; beware thou slide not by it.
4.
To pass smoothly along without jerks or agitation; as, a ship or boat slides through the water.
5.
To pass in silent unobserved progression. Ages shall slide away without perceiving.
6.
To pass silently and gradually from one state to another; as, to slide insensibly into vicious practices, or into the customs of others.
7.
To pass without difficulty or obstruction. Parts answ'ring parts shall slide into a whole.
8.
To practice sliding or moving on ice. They bathe in summer and in winter slide.
9.
To slip; to fall.
10.
To pass with an easy, smooth, uninterrupted course or flow.

SLIDE

, v.t.
1.
To slip; to pass or put in imperceptibly; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question.
2.
To thrust along; or to thrust by slipping; as, to slide along a piece of timber.

SLIDE

, n.
1.
A smooth and easy passage; also, a slider.
2.
Flow; even course.

Definition 2024

slide

slide

English

Verb

slide ‎(third-person singular simple present slides, present participle sliding, simple past slid, past participle slid or (archaic) slidden)

  1. (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.
  2. (intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface.
    The car slid on the ice.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Waller:
      They bathe in summer, and in winter slide.
  3. (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.
    Jones slid into second.
  4. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
    He slid while going around the corner.
  5. (transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
    to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) To pass inadvertently.
    • Bible, Eccles. xxviii. 26
      Beware thou slide not by it.
  7. (intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
    A ship or boat slides through the water.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Dryden:
      Ages shall slide away without perceiving.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Alexander Pope:
      Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
  8. (music) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.
  9. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Chaucer:
      With good hope let he sorrow slide.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Philip Sidney:
      With a calm carelessness letting everything slide.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

A slide (item of play equipment)
Photographic slide frames for mounting 35 mm film for use in a slide projector

slide ‎(plural slides)

  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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
  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.
  5. A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
  6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
    a slide on the ice
    • Francis Bacon
      A better slide into their business.
    • 2011 January 23, Alistair Magowan, “Blackburn 2 - 0 West Brom”, in BBC:
      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.
  7. A lever that can be moved in two directions.
  8. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
  9. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
  10. (sciences) 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.
  11. (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
  12. (music, guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
  13. (traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
  14. (geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dana to this entry?)
  15. (music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
  16. (phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
  17. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
  18. (footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.

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

Translations

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

slide m (plural slides)

  1. slide (transparent image for projecting)
  2. (music) slide (device for playing slide guitar)
  3. (music) slide (guitar technique where the player moves finger up or down the fretboard)

Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan ‎(“to slide”), from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną ‎(“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- ‎(“to slip”). Cognate with Old High German slītan ‎(“to slide”) (German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden ‎(“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden ‎(“to slide”) (Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slaɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

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