Meaning of 'slide'

noun

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Example: "Their slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill."

Synonyms: glide

noun

sloping channel through which things can descend

Synonyms: chute slideway sloping trough

noun

a transparency mounted in a frame

Example: "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

in music, rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

Example: "The violinist was indulgent with their 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

Synonyms: slip

verb

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

Synonyms: slither

verb

move smoothly along a surface