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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | slidan |
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slide1 W3
past tense and past participle slid
past tense and past participle slid1 [intransitive and transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
2 [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
slide into/out of etc Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking. She slid into the driver's seat.
Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking.She slid into the driver's seat.3 [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower [= drop; ≠ rise]: Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.
Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.4 [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem : Students' test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.
Students' test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.5
let something slide
a) to let a situation get gradually worse : Management has let safety standards slide at the factory.
Management has let safety standards slide at the factory.b) spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without trying to improve or stop it :
WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:
slide, slip, skidSlide means to move smoothly across a surface. You can talk about people, objects, or liquids sliding • This floor's great for sliding on. • The door slid open (NOT slided open). • A tear slid down her cheek.Slip means to accidentally slide a small distance, and usually then fall down • She slipped and hurt her wrist. • It's icy - mind you don't slip.Skid means to move across a smooth surface in an uncontrolled way. You usually use it to talk about vehicles • Cars skidded on the snow. • Jason skidded around the corner on his bike.
WORD CHOICE: slide, slip, skidSlide means to move smoothly across a surface. You can talk about people, objects, or liquids sliding • This floor's great for sliding on. • The door slid open (NOT slided open). • A tear slid down her cheek.Slip means to accidentally slide a small distance, and usually then fall down • She slipped and hurt her wrist. • It's icy - mind you don't slip.Skid means to move across a smooth surface in an uncontrolled way. You usually use it to talk about vehicles • Cars skidded on the snow. • Jason skidded around the corner on his bike.
