slide off
To leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticedTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.
» Tom was injured when a large chunk of ice slid off the roof and hit him.
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2 sensesTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.
I'm going to try to slide off from work early, if I can.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slide, off.
Make sure your cup doesn't slide off the tray.
Examples
11 sentencesTom was injured when a large chunk of ice slid off the roof and hit him.
Stefan slid off the basketball court.
Mennad slid off his chair onto the floor.
Yuri's truck slid off the road into the median.
When I leant back, the backrest broke and I slid off the chair.
deAls ich mich zurückgelehnt hatte, ist die Lehne gebrochen und ich bin vom Stuhl gerutscht. — Esperantostern
Forms
slides off, sliding off, slid off, slid off| Base form | slide off · to slide off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slides off |
| Present participle | sliding off |
| Past simple | slid off |
| Past participle | slid off |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb