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slide (sl

v. slid (sl

d), slid·ing, slides

v.intr.

1. To move over a surface while maintaining smooth continuous contact.

2. To coast on a slippery surface, such as ice or snow.

3. To pass smoothly and quietly; glide: slid past the door without anyone noticing.

4. To go unattended or unacted upon: Let the matter slide.

5. To lose a secure footing or positioning; shift out of place; slip: slid on the ice and fell.

a. To move downward: Prices began to slide.

b. To return to a less favorable or less worthy condition.

7. Baseball To drop down and skid into a base to avoid being put out.

v.tr.

1. To cause to slide or slip: slid the glass down to the other end of the counter.

2. To place covertly or deftly: slid the stolen merchandise into his pocket.

1. A sliding movement or action.

2. A smooth surface or track for sliding, usually inclined: a water slide.

3. A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute mounted by means of a ladder.

4. A part that operates by sliding, as the U-shaped section of tube on a trombone that is moved to change the pitch.

5. An image on a transparent base for projection on a screen.

6. A small glass plate for mounting specimens to be examined under a microscope.

7. A fall of a mass of rock, earth, or snow down a slope; an avalanche or landslide.

8. Music

a. A slight portamento used in violin playing, passing quickly from one note to another.

b. An ornamentation consisting of two grace notes approaching the main note.

c. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.

d. The bottleneck style of guitar playing.

[Middle English sliden, from Old English sldan.]

Synonyms: slide, slip¹, glide, coast, skid, slither
These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously over or as if over a slippery surface. Slide usually implies rapid easy movement without loss of contact with the surface: coal that slid down a chute to the cellar.
Slip is most often applied to accidental sliding resulting in loss of balance or foothold: slipped on a patch of ice.
Glide refers to smooth, free-flowing, seemingly effortless movement: "four snakes gliding up and down a hollow" Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Coast applies especially to downward movement resulting from the effects of gravity or momentum: The driver let the truck coast down the incline.
Skid implies an uncontrolled, often sideways sliding caused by a lack of traction: The bus skidded on wet pavement.
Slither can mean to slip and slide, as on an uneven surface, often with friction and noise: "The detached crystals slithered down the rock face" H.G. Wells.
The word can also suggest the sinuous gliding motion of a reptile: An iguana slithered across the path.

slide

Verb

[sliding, slid, slid]

1. to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it: doors that slide open

2. to slip: he slid on his back

3. (usually foll. by into, out of, away from)to pass or move smoothly and quietly: she slid out of her seat

4. (usually foll. by into)to go (into a specified condition) gradually: the republic will slide into political anarchy

5. (of a currency) to lose value gradually

6. let slide to allow to change to a worse state by neglect: past chairmen have undoubtedly let things slide

Noun

1. the act or an instance of sliding

2. a small glass plate on which specimens are placed for study under a microscope

3. a photograph on a transparent base, mounted in a frame, that can be viewed by means of a projector

4. a smooth surface, such as ice, for sliding on

5. a structure with a steep smooth slope for sliding down in playgrounds

6. Chiefly Brit an ornamental clip to hold hair in place

7. the sliding curved tube of a trombone that is moved in and out to allow different notes to be played [Old English slīdan]

slide (sl

1. A mass movement of earth, rocks, snow, or ice down a slope. Slides can be caused by an accumulation of new matter or of moisture in the overlying material, or by erosion within or below the material. They are often triggered by an earthquake or other disturbance such as an explosion.

2. The mass of material resulting from such a process.

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Noun	1.	slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study microscope slide cover glass, cover slip - a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide plate glass, sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheets section - a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
	2.	slide - (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks descent - a movement downward avalanche - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain landslip, landslide - a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
	3.	slide - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" swoop glissando - a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	4.	slide - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide playground slide, sliding board playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
	5.	slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" glide, coast movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" sideslip, skid, slip - an unexpected slide snowboarding - the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard
	6.	slide - a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector lantern slide transparency, foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector positive - a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
	7.	slide - sloping channel through which things can descend slideway, sloping trough, chute coal chute - a chute for coal gutter, trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater runway - a chute down which logs can slide skid - one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects water chute - chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner tubes and people slide into a pool
Verb	1.	slide - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" slew, slue, slip, skid submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
	2.	slide - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" slither go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" slide down, slump, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
	3.	slide - move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

slide

verb slip, slither, glide, skim, coast, toboggan, glissade let something slide neglect, forget, ignore, pass over, turn a blind eye to, gloss over, push to the back of your mind, let ride

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