滑る
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Meanings
- to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski
- to slip, to skid
- to be slippery
- to fail (an examination)
- to lose (a position), to be demoted
- to bomb (when telling a joke), to fall flat
- to slide (move)
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The road is slippery.
I slipped on the ice and fell.
Since I failed the exam, I plan to try again.
His joke wasn't funny at all and fell completely flat.
Please be careful because the floor wet from the rain is easy to slip on.
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