slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
slides
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pluralof slide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof slide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slideverb (used without object)to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
Example Sentences
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"The charge a droplet acquires as it slides depends heavily on the specific surface -- we measured differences of up to a factor of ten," explains Zhongyuan Ni, the study's first author.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to serve as Donald Trump's presidential jet experienced a takeoff delay Wednesday as inspectors checked one of its inflatable slides used for emergency evacuations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio recordings, 8-millimeter film footage, books, publications and other records and ephemera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Even the drama she injects into the chorus feels restrained, as that “wiry” voice slips and slides around notes, like icy wind through the walls of a mountain cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He slides an ink pen and the sheet of paper across the desk to me.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
