sliding

slide  (sld)

v. slid (sld), 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.

6.

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.

n.

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.

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[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.

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sliding [ˈslaɪdɪŋ]

adj

1. rising or falling in accordance with given specifications fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income

2. regulated or moved by sliding

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sliding - being a smooth continuous motion slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"

Translations

sliding [ˈslaɪdɪŋ] ADJ [part] → corredizo; [door, seat] → corredero
sliding roof → techo m corredizo, techo m de corredera
sliding scale → escala f móvil

sliding [ˈslaɪdɪŋ] adj [door] → coulissant(e)
sliding roof → toit ouvrant
sliding scale n → échelle f mobile

sliding

adj part → gleitend

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sliding:

sliding contact

n (Elec) → Schleifkontakt m

sliding door

n → Schiebetür f

sliding roof

n → Schiebedach nt

sliding scale

n → gleitende Skala

sliding seat

n → verschiebbarer Sitz, Schiebesitz m; (in rowing boat) → Rollsitz m

sliding tackle

n (Ftbl) → Grätsche f

sliding [ˈslaɪdɪŋ] adj (part, seat) → mobile; (door) → scorrevole
sliding roof (Aut) → capotte f inv