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slid

slide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slahyd]
    • /slaɪd/
    • /slɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slahyd]
    • /slaɪd/

Definitions of slid word

  • verb without object slid to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill. 1
  • verb without object slid to slip or skid. 1
  • verb without object slid to glide or pass smoothly. 1
  • verb without object slid to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually followed by in, out, away, etc.). 1
  • verb without object slid to pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, practice, etc. 1
  • verb without object slid to decline or decrease: Interest rates are beginning to slide. 1

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Origin of slid

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English sliden (v.), Old English slīdan; cognate with Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten; akin to sled

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Parts of speech for Slid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

slid usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for slid

noun slid

  • avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
  • microfilmed — Simple past tense and past participle of microfilm.

verb slid

  • coasted — Simple past tense and past participle of coast.
  • crawled — Simple past tense and past participle of crawl.
  • deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • detrained — Simple past tense and past participle of detrain.

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