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- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 in photographyADJECTIVE▪ colour/color▪ photographicVERB + SLIDE▪ show▪ developSLIDE + NOUN▪ film▪ presentation, show▪
He gave a fascinating slide show on climbing in the Himalayas.
▪ projector2 for use with a microscopeADJECTIVE▪ glass▪ microscopeVERB + SLIDE▪ mount sth on3 change to a lower/worse conditionADJECTIVE▪ downhill, downward▪ inevitable, inexorable▪ long, slow, steady▪her slow slide into drug addiction
▪ precipitous, steep▪ slippery (esp. BrE)▪the start of a slippery slide down to family breakdown
▪ economic, stock-marketVERB + SLIDE▪ begin▪ continue▪The country is continuing the slide into chaos and violence.
▪ halt, prevent, stop▪ reversePREPOSITION▪ slide down▪He began his slide down the slippery slope of alcohol abuse.
▪ slide in▪to stop the slide in the dollar
▪ slide into▪No one could prevent the inexorable slide into war.
▪ slide towards/toward▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the market's recent slide towards/toward panic
verbADVERB▪ slowly▪Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
▪ quickly▪ easily▪ smoothly▪a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow
▪ gently▪ gracefully▪ noiselessly, quietly, silently▪The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
▪ around, away, back, backwards/backward, down, forward, in, off, out, sideways▪The drawers slide in and out easily.
▪Her eyes slid away from his in embarrassment.
▪ downhill (often figurative)▪The economy is sliding rapidly downhill.
PREPOSITION▪ across, along, down, from, into, off, onto, out of, over, to, up, etc.▪The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession.
▪She took the note and slid it quickly into her pocket.
▪He slid off the couch and walked over to me.
PHRASES▪ slide open▪The doors slid open.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
