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► 動詞
滑る  [(2)すべる]    meaning:  slip  rank: 1
☆ 滑っ転んだ ⇨ He slipped and fell
☆ 凍っていて滑りやすい ⇨ The road is frozen and slippery

滑る  [(2)すべる]  [coll]    meaning:  fail  rank: 2
☆ はまた司法試験滑った ⇨ He failed the bar exam again  (☛ Fail to pass a certification or qualification exam)

滑り込む  [(4)すべりこむ]    meaning:  slide  rank: 3
☆ は三滑り込んだ ⇨ He slid into the third base

► 成句
滑り込み  [すべりこみ]  [滑り込みセーフ]    meaning:  slide  rank: 3
☆ 最終期限に滑り込みセーフだった ⇨ I barely made the final deadline (as if slid into a baseball base)  (☛ From baseball. Slide into a base and be safe)

► 名詞
滑り止め  [すべりどめ]    meaning:  safe  rank: 4
☆ 滑り止めでけた大学 ⇨ The college I applied as a safe bet (so I will be accepted by at least one college)  (☛ Literally “slide stopper”. A safe option to prevent a complete failure)

► 形容動詞
滑らか  [(2)なめらか]    meaning:  smooth  rank: 2
☆ 彼女の滑らかな歌声 ⇨ Her smooth singing voice
☆ 滑らかな曲線 ⇨ A smooth curve  (☛ Usually refers to physical smoothness and not used figuratively)