What is the meaning of slide?

noun

  • A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study.
  • Geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.. (
  • Music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale. (
    • usage: "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
  • Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide.
  • The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.
    • usage: "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
  • A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector.
  • Sloping channel through which things can descend.

verb

  • Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
    • usage: "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
  • To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly.
    • usage: "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
  • Move smoothly along a surface.
    • usage: "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Slide. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slide/definitions/1190033
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Slide" http://smartdefine.org/slide/definitions/1190033 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Slide, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/slide/definitions/1190033>.
MLAWordNet. "Slide" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/slide/definitions/1190033>
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