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Dictionary definition and meaning for slide

SLIDE

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  • (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"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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