[slʌɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
(e.g: she slid down the bank into the water)


Phrases:
- let something slide
- on the slide

Origin:
Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th century

[slʌɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down
(e.g: Anna played on the slide)

- an act of moving along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
(e.g: use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow)

- a decline in value or quality
(e.g: the current slide in house prices)

- a part of a machine or instrument that slides

- a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope

- a hairslide
(e.g: her hair was held back with a tortoiseshell slide)

- a flat sandal without a back or toe, typically having a thick sole and worn as a slipper or beach shoe


Phrases:
- let something slide
- on the slide

Origin:
Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th century