verb

slide

to slide

Children love to slide down the hill.

Children love to slide down the hill.

He slid the key under the door.

He slid the key under the door.

Prices are starting to slide.

Prices are starting to slide.

((adverb/prepositional phrase)) to move smoothly over a surface He slid on the ice.

((sth.)) ((adverb/prepositional phrase)) to cause (sth.) to move smoothly She slid the book across the table.

Synonyms: glide, slip, skid

From Proto-Germanic, related to 'slither'.

Imagine going down a water slide. The 'sl' sound mimics the smooth movement.

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