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Definition slide in British English

slide noun

[countable] noun
/slaɪd/
1

a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on the other side

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bouncy castle climbing frame jungle gym
Example

My bike went into a slide.

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slide glide slither
3

a situation in which an amount becomes less

Example

The company was hit by a slide in profits last year.

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decrease reduction decline
4

a small piece of film in a frame, that you shine light through in order to show the image on a screen

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blow-up close-up daguerreotype
4.1

a small thin piece of glass on which you put something that you want to look at using a microscope

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accelerator beaker bell jar
5

a sudden fall of rock, earth etc from the side of a mountain

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brae brink the brow
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Alice band barrette bobby pin
7

a shoe that covers the front of the foot and is very low at the back

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Birkenstock boat shoe boot
Definition slide in British English