slid

Meanings

• Verb

  To move smoothly along a surface, especially a frozen one.

  - "During the winter, we like to go sledding on the hill behind our house."
  - "The children slid down the snowy hill on their sleds."
  - "I saw a man sliding on the ice rink."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈslɪd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slid
rided , hided , tided , tide , hided , abided , beside , decide , concede , recite

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Homophones

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1. Slid (English) : A type of sandal
   

2. Slid (English) : A type of slat or strip
   

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Variants

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slid , slide , slides , sliding

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Forms

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Slides, Slid (past tense and past participle)

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to glide or slip', from Old English 'slidan'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest sledding record was set in 1998, when a team in Norway slid for 1,358.7 meters (4,457.5 feet) on a single run.

2. The word 'slid' is also used in geology to describe the movement of rocks or soil along a surface.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sledding: A popular winter activity where individuals slide down a snowy hill on a sled or other type of vehicle.

2. Ice skating: A winter sport where individuals slide across a frozen body of water on skates.

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Culture

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In literature, 'slid' has been used to describe various actions, such as slipping or gliding, often in a poetic or descriptive context. For example, in the poem 'The Snowman' by Wallace Stevens, the line 'And all the children, drawing near it, Could hear the snow upon the tree, A sound of silence coming toward them, But they knew it did not come to bring No joy to them, Bring smiles or any cheer at all, For this image of an old happy snowman, Bringing pleasant memories with it, But only the snow brought pleasure, And blue-tipped memories bit deeply into That one and the other, as if to say: Play children and be merry now, Slide in the snow before us, Swing and laugh and build a house, Use your whole body. Melt and become part of it.'

How to Memorize "slid"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself sliding down a snowy hill on a sled. Visualize the feeling of the cold air on your face, the snow flying up around you, and the sound of your laughter as you slide to a stop.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'slid' with the feeling of gliding or sliding smoothly. Imagine the sensation of moving effortlessly across a surface.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by associating the word 'slid' with the word 'slide'. Repeat the phrase 'Slid is a slide' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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