slide
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- noun
- /slaɪd/
- Specialized
- The guitarist played a beautiful slide to transition between the two notes during the performance.
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Watch on YouTubeYou can tell they're slides because the note doesn't die.
- You can tell they're slides because the note doesn't die.
- It's just a quick slide into each note there on those voicings.
- So if you go to this is dedicated to the three beat slide.
Examples
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A musical treat, combined with a very diversified slide presentation, will challenge your emotions and creative possibilities.
Academic text (1994) -
Another technique children enjoy as a warm-up is imitating the glissando sounds of a slide whistle.
Academic text (2006) -
A few years ago, her big interest became digital imaging, and she now shoots both slide film and digital.
Academic text (2005) -
You know, I play a little slide trombone.
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However, students were also given note-taking handouts that were essentially copies of the slides with parts missing.
Academic text (2004) -
During the concert, the slide added a smooth, flowing quality to the melody.
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She used a slide technique that made her guitar solo sound rich and expressive.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
Lose earlier progress quickly and go back to a worse situation
Compounds
- Archaic
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8.5
A long thin tool with sliding scales that people use to do quick math before calculators
- Specialized
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3.3
A small flat piece of glass that holds a thin sample for a microscope
- Specialized
1
3.9
A set of two strips with teeth and a moving piece that closes jackets or bags
- Archaic
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7.9
A small glass picture in a frame that you show on a screen with a projector
- Specialized
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8.1
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
- Specialized
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7.7
A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening
A small portable tool with sliding parts for quick calculations or finding information
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slide in music comes from the old verb meaning 'to glide', because the player moves smoothly from one note to another. So a musical slide is a quick, smooth move between pitches.