Slid

Slid is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb slide. It describes the action of moving smoothly along a surface with continuous contact, often due to gravity, momentum, or a guiding surface. It can describe movement of objects, animals, or people, and is used in both literal and figurative senses.

Its etymology traces to Old English slidan, from Proto-Germanic roots related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten. The base form is slide; the simple past and past participle are slid.

Examples of its use include: The stone slid down the hill; The child slid down the slide; The door slid open quietly; The car slid on the icy road. In more figurative language, slid can describe a gradual or quiet transition into a situation, as in someone sliding into a new role or position.

Notes on form and usage: slid is irregular, with slide as the present tense and slid as the past tense and past participle. It appears across various registers, from everyday narration to descriptive writing. In many contexts, it emphasizes motion along or across a surface, but it can also convey slipping or lack of control when the movement is unintended.