Henry slid the end of the seat-belt buckle into its holder and started the car.
•Slide in the buckle and make sure it's tight.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
slide — [slaɪd] verb slid PTandPP [slɪd] [intransitive] to gradually become lower or less: • Some dealers continued to buy silver as the price slid. • The new model didn t stop their share of the U.S. car market from sliding. slide into something phrasal … Financial and business terms
slide — [slīd] vi. slid [slid] sliding [ME sliden < OE slidan < IE * (s)leidh , slippery < base * (s)lei , slimy, slippery > LIME1, SLICK, SLIME] 1. to move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance [windows that… … English World dictionary
slide — (v.) O.E. slidan move smoothly, glide, from P.Gmc. *slidanan (Cf. O.H.G. slito, Ger. Schlitten sledge ), from PIE root * (s)lei slide (Cf. Lith. slystu to glide, slide, O.C.S. sledu track, Gk. olisthos slipperiness … Etymology dictionary
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 — 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 Mountain (Ulster County, New York) — Infobox Mountain Name = Slide Mountain Photo = Slide Mountain Catskills.jpg Caption = Slide Mountain from Ashokan High Point Elevation = 4,180 feet (1,277 m) Location = New York, USA Range = Catskills Prominence = 3,300 feet (1005 m) Coordinates … 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 — 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
