[
  {
    "word": "slide",
    "phonetic": "/sla\u026ad/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/sla\u026ad/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/slide-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1762766",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The slide closed the highway."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a slide on the ice"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A lever that can be moved in two directions.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(by extension) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of dropping down and skidding into a base",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "chute",
          "slippery dip",
          "runner"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He slid the boat across the grass."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move on a low-friction surface.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The car slid on the ice."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To drop down and skid into a base.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Jones slid into second."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To lose one\u2019s balance on a slippery surface.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He slid while going around the corner."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To pass inadvertently.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A ship or boat slides through the water."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slide"
    ]
  }
]