slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
slid
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past participleof slide.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slide.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slideverb (used without object)to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
Example Sentences
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Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Financial stocks slid last week following Meta’s release of its Muse virtual assistant, which is promoted as an instant money saver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Meta shares fell 4.8% to $715.62 and Microsoft shares slid 1.3% to $509.22.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He could have dinked it as the goalkeeper committed himself, he could have slid it home to Oblak's left or through his legs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Jonathan slid off the tree and hurried back to Abby.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
