- slide over something
- slide over somethingto slip or glide over something. •
The car almost slid over the edge of the cliff.
•We almost slid over the edge.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slide over something
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slide — slide1 [ slaıd ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something children play on ▸ 2 sliding movement ▸ 3 reduction in amount ▸ 4 piece of film/glass ▸ 5 fall of rock/earth etc. 1. ) a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slide */*/ — I UK [slaɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms slide : singular slide plural slides 1) a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on the other side 2) a sliding movement My bike went into a slide. 3) a… … English dictionary
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slide — slide1 W3 [slaıd] v past tense and past participle slid [slıd] [: Old English; Origin: slidan] 1.) [I and T] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way slide along/across/down etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slide — [[t]sla͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ slides, sliding, slid 1) V ERG When something slides somewhere or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something. [V n with adj] She slid the door open... [V n prep/adv] I slid the wallet into his… … English dictionary
slide — slidable, adj. slidableness, n. /sluyd/, v., slid /slid/, slid or slidden /slid n/, sliding, n. v.i. 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip or skid … Universalium
slide — 1 verb past tense and past participle slid, 1 (I, T) to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way (+ along/across/down etc): The kids were sliding on the ice. | slide sth across/along etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Slide whistle — A slide whistle (variously known as a swanee whistle, piston flute or jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder s and a tube with a piston in it. It thus has an air reed like some woodwinds, but varies the pitch with … Wikipedia
slide — I. verb (slid; sliding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slīdan; akin to Middle High German slīten to slide Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move smoothly along a surface ; slip b. to coast over snow … New Collegiate Dictionary
slide — [c]/slaɪd / (say sluyd) verb (slid, slid or slidden, sliding) –verb (i) 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip, as one losing foothold or as a vehicle skidding. 3.… …
