slide
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
Example
“He slid the boat across the grass.”
Other meanings
To move on a low-friction surface.
“The car slid on the ice.”
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
“He slid while going around the corner.”
Synonyms
- slip
Related words
- aslide
- slide off
- let slide
- slip and slide
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "slīdan" (to slide).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “slide” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.