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SLIDE DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall or sink heavily

Example:

My spirits sank

Synonyms:

sink; slide down; slump

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "slide down" is one way to...):

break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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