- playground slide
- nounplaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide• Syn: ↑slide, ↑sliding board• Part Holonyms: ↑playground
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Playground slide — Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards. The slide may be flat, or half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls. Slides are usually constructed of either plastic or metal and they have a smooth surface that is… … Wikipedia
Slide — could be related to any of these.Mechanical*Evacuation slide *Landslide the movement of soil, mud or rock down a slope. *Playground slide a smooth, sloped surface down which (usually) children slide while sitting down. *Water slide a popular… … Wikipedia
slide — [slīd] vi. slid [slid] sliding [ME sliden < OE slidan < IE * (s)leidh , slippery < base * (s)lei , slimy, slippery > LIME1, SLICK, SLIME] 1. to move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance [windows that… … English World dictionary
playground — /play grownd /, n. 1. an area used for outdoor play or recreation, esp. by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings. 2. Informal. any place, environment, or facility used for recreation or amusement, as a… … Universalium
slide — 01. I hurt my arm when my bicycle [slid] on the road in the rain, and I fell over. 02. After it snowed, the kids spent the day [sliding] down the hill on the toboggan. 03. Joshua [slid] into the driver s seat, and pretended he was racing in a… … Grammatical examples in English
Playground — This article is about an area for play. For other uses, see Playground (disambiguation). Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground or play area is a place with a specific… … Wikipedia
slide — [[t]sla͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ slides, sliding, slid 1) V ERG When something slides somewhere or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something. [V n with adj] She slid the door open... [V n prep/adv] I slid the wallet into his… … English dictionary
slide — slidable, adj. slidableness, n. /sluyd/, v., slid /slid/, slid or slidden /slid n/, sliding, n. v.i. 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip or skid … Universalium
slide — [c]/slaɪd / (say sluyd) verb (slid, slid or slidden, sliding) –verb (i) 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip, as one losing foothold or as a vehicle skidding. 3.… …
slide — 1 verb past tense and past participle slid, 1 (I, T) to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way (+ along/across/down etc): The kids were sliding on the ice. | slide sth across/along etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
