slide

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Synonyms: snide, glide, elide, side, slike, slice, slime, slife, slive, slade, slite

Antonyms: snide, glide, elide, side, slike, slice, slime, slife, slive, slade, slite

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|ergative}} To (cause to) move in [[continuous]] [[contact]] with a [[surface]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move on a low-[[friction]] surface.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|baseball}} To drop down and [[skid]] into a base.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To lose one’s [[balance]] on a [[slippery]] surface.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To pass or put imperceptibly; to [[slip]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To pass inadvertently.
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To pass along [[smoothly]] or [[unobservedly]]; to move gently onward without [[friction]] or [[hindrance]].
9. {{lb|en|intransitive|finance}} To [[decrease]] in amount or value.
10. {{lb|en|music}} To smoothly pass from one [[note]] to another by bending the [[pitch]] upwards or downwards.
11. {{lb|en|regional}} To ride down [[snowy]] hills upon a [[toboggan]] or similar object for [[recreation]].
12. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To [[go]]; to move from one place or to another.

Noun

1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
3. The falling of large amounts of [[rubble]], [[earth]] and [[stones]] down the slope of a hill or mountain; [[avalanche]].
4. An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
5. A [[mechanism]], or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a [[guide#Noun|guide]].
6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
7. A [[lever]] that can be moved in two directions.
8. {{syn of|en|slider||movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth}}.
9. A [[valve]] that works by sliding, such as in a [[trombone]].
10. {{lb|en|photography}} A [[transparent]] [[plate]] bearing an [[image]] to be [[project]]ed to a [[screen]].
11. {{lb|en|by extension|computing}} A [[page]] of a computer [[presentation]] package such as [[PowerPoint]].
12. {{lb|en|sciences}} {{n-g|In full {{m|en|microscope slide}}:}} a flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a [[microscope]].

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