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slides

/slaɪdz/

slides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slide.

slides is the plural of slide.

Meaning of slide

Verb

slide (third-person singular simple present slides, present participle sliding, simple past slid, past participle slid or slidden)

  1. (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
    • He slid the boat across the grass.
  2. (intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface.
    • The car slid on the ice.
  3. (intransitive) To drop down and skid into a base.
    • Jones slid into second.
  4. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
    • He slid while going around the corner.
    Synonyms:
    slip
  5. (transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
    • to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word
  6. (transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
    • He slid me a dirty look.

See all 37 meanings of slide

Phrases with slides

15 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with slides

13 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about slides

What is slides the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slide.
How do you pronounce slides?
Slides is pronounced /slaɪdz/.

Words near slides in the dictionary

  1. slider phone
  2. slider phones
  3. slider pump
  4. slider pumps
  5. sliders
  6. slides
  7. slides into someone's DMs
  8. slides into the DMs
  9. slides off
  10. slidescanner
  11. slidescanners

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slides (page history and authors); slide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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