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Collocations for slide - noun

1. in photography

ADJ.

colour | photographic

VERB + SLIDE

show
He gave a fascinating slide show on climbing in the Himalayas.
develop

SLIDE + NOUN

film | presentation, show | projector

2. for use with a microscope

ADJ.

glass | microscope

VERB + SLIDE

mount sth on

3. playground equipment

VERB + SLIDE

go/play on, go down
He wouldn''t go down the slide by himself.

PREP.

on a/the ~
There were lots on children on the slide.

4. change to a lower/worse condition

ADJ.

downward | inexorable

VERB + SLIDE

halt, prevent, stop

PREP.

~ in
to stop the slide in the euro
~ into
trying to prevent the inexorable slide into war
~ towards
the market''s recent slide towards panic

Collocations for slide - verb

ADV.

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.
imperceptibly | helplessly
We slid helplessly down the slope.
away, back, backwards, down, forward, forwards, in, out, sideways
The drawers slide in and out easily. | (figurative) The eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment.

VERB + SLIDE

begin to
The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs.

PREP.

across, along, down, from, into, off, onto, out of, over, to, up, etc.
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 lift doors slid open.

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