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slira — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

slira is used for these senses in English:

  • skid (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
  • slide (intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

skid — full definition

  1. noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  2. verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.

slide — full definition

  1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
  3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
  4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
  5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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