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Definition of Slide
1. Noun. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study.
Terms within: Cover Glass, Cover Slip, Section
Generic synonyms: Plate Glass, Sheet Glass
2. Verb. Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. "The wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Specialized synonyms: Submarine, Skid, Side-slip
Generic synonyms: Glide
Derivative terms: Skid, Slider, Slip
Also: Slip Up
3. Noun. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc..
Generic synonyms: Descent
Specialized synonyms: Avalanche, Landslide, Landslip
4. Verb. To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly. "The girls slide the wooden sticks"; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Also: Slide By, Slide Down
Derivative terms: Slider
5. Noun. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale. "The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
Generic synonyms: Glissando
Category relationships: Music
Derivative terms: Swoop
6. Verb. Move smoothly along a surface. "The wooden sticks slide "; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
7. Noun. Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide.
Group relationships: Playground
Generic synonyms: Plaything, Toy
8. Noun. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it. "The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
Generic synonyms: Motion, Move, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Sideslip, Skid, Slip, Snowboarding
Derivative terms: Coast, Glide, Glide
9. Noun. A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector.
10. Noun. Sloping channel through which things can descend.
Specialized synonyms: Coal Chute, Runway, Water Chute
Generic synonyms: Gutter, Trough
Terms within: Skid
Definition of Slide
1. v. t. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side.
2. v. t. To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another.
3. n. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.
Definition of Slide
1. to move smoothly along a surface [v SLID, SLIDDEN, SLIDING, SLIDES] : SLIDABLE [adj]
Medical Definition of Slide
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1. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.
2. Smooth, even passage or progress. "A better slide into their business." (Bacon)
3. That on which anything moves by sliding. Specifically: An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially. One constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down.
A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement.
4. That which operates by sliding. Specifically: A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it.