Word: slide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”). Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪ̯d/, [ˈslaɪ̯d] 1. To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. Labels: ergative Example: He slid the boat across the grass. Example: The safe slid slowly. 2. To move on a low-friction surface. Labels: intransitive Example: The car slid on the ice. Example: They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. 3. To drop down and skid into a base. Labels: intransitive Example: Jones slid into second. 4. To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface. Labels: intransitive Example: He slid while going around the corner. 5. To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip. Labels: transitive Example: to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word Example: Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class. 6. To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone). Labels: transitive Example: He slid me a dirty look. 7. To pass inadvertently. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Beware thou ſlide not by it, leſt thou fall before him that lieth in wait. 8. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance. Labels: intransitive Example: A ship or boat slides through the water. Example: Ages shall slide away without perceiving. 9. To decrease in amount or value. Labels: intransitive Example: The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results. 10. To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards. 11. To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation. Labels: regional Example: Tom and his mates discussed some plan for a few minutes and then Tom sang out: "Who'll go sliding? There's a big bob-sled in the barn and we fixed it up yesterday morning.[…]" Example: "They're awful mean not to have taken us slidin' with them," declared Sammy, sitting on the front step and making no effort to continue the work of snow man building. "I love to slide," repeated Dot, sadly. 12. To go; to move from one place or to another. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: "Gotta slide, this is my stop [on the train]." Example: "Baby what are you doing why are you putting your clothes back on?" "Somebody robbd my nigga I gotta go!" I tell her. With a saddened face, she says, "What do you mean you gotta go, is he okay?" "I don't know I just know I gotta slide, he's pulling up out here any min." 13. To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning. Example: England captain Harry Kane missed a great chance to give them the lead shortly after the break but it did not prove costly as Raheem Sterling crowned a smooth move involving Declan Rice, Jack Grealish and Mason Mount to slide home his 16th goal in his past 24 international appearance after 55 minutes.