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[the same pronunciation]
“Slide”, as a verb ~~~ slide – slid – slid – sliding , is ‘(of a person or thing) to move easily and smoothly over a smooth or wet surface while still touching the surface; (of a person) to make something or someone move easily and smoothly along; (of a person) to move quietly and smoothly in order not to be seen by others, or to make something move quietly and smoothly’; and ‘to make or let the prices, amounts, rates, etc. become lower in position or amount; to make or let a situation get worse, usually gradually’; and as a noun, it is ‘the act of moving easily and smoothly on some surface; a situation which gradually gets worse’,
(children sliding on muddy roads)
e.g.
He tried to slide on the bench to get closer to the girl next to him.
Children love to slide down the banisters.
There is a slide in the market shares; nobody is buying any more shares these days.
The manager cannot explain the slide in the number of customers.
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a projector slide
“Slide” (noun) is ‘a small flat piece of glass on which something, such as a drop of blood, urine, faecal matter, or even water, is put or smeared to be looked in a device or equipment called a microscope to see what kind of germs, bacteria or virus the drop has, usually in a laboratory; a small piece of film in a frame that is put in a machine or device called a projector used to blow up (show things in larger size than they actually are) on a screen or smooth wall’,
a microscope slide
e.g.
The laboratory technician smeared a drop of urine on a slide and put it under a microscope to find out what kind of bacteria or virus the patient had.
Science teachers usually show some slides when they teach interesting topics.
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“Slide” (noun) is ‘a tall structure with steps to get on top of it and a long smooth sloping surface from there on which children (coast down) come down smoothly and quickly for fun and play’,
a playground slide
e.g.
Every kindergarten school must have a slide for children to have fun.
Never slide down a slide with your head first! (‘slide’ – verb; ‘slide’ – noun)
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