slid

VERB

move smoothly; move down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate drift drive drop fall flow glide move sag shift shove skate skid slip slither slump tumble veer

STRONG

coast glissade launch propel skim spill stream thrust toboggan

WEAK

fall off move along move over scooch smooth along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend discourage dissuade remain retard rise stay stop

STRONG

hold keep

Example Sentences

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slid

I slid down that trail with my leg dragging behind me and injured my right knee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Shares for the fast-food chain have slid 50% this year as its sales sag.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 694 points, or 2.6%, to 26008.86, its biggest drop since June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Legacy sales slid 25% to $1.52 billion due to lower demand as the company continues to decommission its copper-based network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

I slid the silky gold off the bobbin and onto the floor to make room for more.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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