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slide

verb(slide)

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue,

slide

verb(slide)

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

Synonyms: slither,

slide

noun(slide)

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

Synonyms: swoop,

Examples:

The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.

slide

noun(slide)

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

Synonyms: coast, glide,

Examples:

His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill.

slide

noun(slide)

sloping channel through which things can descend

Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough,

slide

noun(slide)

plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board,

slide

noun(slide)

a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

Synonyms: lantern slide,

slide

noun(slide)

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

Synonyms: microscope slide,

slide

noun(slide)

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

slide

verb(slide)

move smoothly along a surface

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