IMAGES ENGLISH VOCABULARY. Slide

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slide [countable]

1

for children

a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface which children can slide down

2

decrease

 [usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc [≠ rise]

slide in

the current slide in house prices

on the slide

The company's shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p.

3

picture

a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screenor wall:

a slide show

4

getting worse

 [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem

slide in

School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.

slide into

a slide into economic chaos

5

science

a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope

6

music/machine

a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone

7

movement

 [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface:

The car went into a slide.

8

earth/snow

a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope:

a rock slide

9

for hair

British English a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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