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slide - 11 definitions

- noun
1. slide -- a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
synonyms: microscope slide
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. slide -- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. swoop -- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
synonyms: swoop
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. slide -- plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
synonyms: playground slide, sliding board
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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"
synonyms: glide, coast
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. slide -- a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
synonyms: lantern slide
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. chute -- sloping channel through which things can descend
synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
8. skid -- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
synonyms: skid, slip, slue, slew
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. slither -- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
synonyms: slither
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. slide -- move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. slide, slid -- to move smoothly along a surface
synonyms: slid, slides, slidden, sliding, slidable, slaid, slidder, slided
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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