SLIDE

• (noun) 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 : coast , glide

• (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend

  synonyms : chute , slideway , sloping trough

• (noun) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

  synonyms : lantern slide

• (noun) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

  synonyms : microscope slide

• (noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

  synonyms : playground slide , sliding board

• (noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

  "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"

  synonyms : swoop

• (noun) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

  "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

  synonyms : skid , slew , slip , slue

• (verb) to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

  "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

  synonyms : slither

• (verb) move smoothly along a surface

  "He slid the money over to the other gambler"

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