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Dropped A Bit Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
229%12 Growing bit by bit
329%7 Wearing down bit by bit

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SLID" which means:

    noun
  • • A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
  • • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
  • • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
  • • Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
  • • The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  • • A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
  • • Sloping channel through which things can descend
  • verb
  • • Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  • • To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  • • Move smoothly along a surface

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He slid down the hill on his sled."
  • • "The ball slid across the floor."

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New York Times30 May 2017 Across 36
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