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How to pronounce slide
Say it like this: /ˈslaɪd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does slide mean?
verbTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
“Snow slides down the side of a mountain.”
To move on a low-friction surface.
“The car slid on the ice.”
To drop down and skid into a base.
“Jones slid into second.”
nounAn item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
“The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.”
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
“The slide closed the highway.”
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