Meaning & use
slide down
To move smoothly downward along a surface, often gradually and without full control.
See it in a sentence
The child let go of the railing and let herself slide down the icy hill.
His glasses kept sliding down his nose in the summer heat.
A note on using this word
Slide down works with both people and objects and often implies smoothness or a lack of resistance, unlike 'fall down,' which suggests a sudden drop.
Words with a similar meaning
descendslip down
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