1. slide - noun
· a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
Synonym(s): microscope_slide
Hypernym(s): plate_glass, sheet_glass
2. slide - noun
· (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
Hypernym(s): descent
3. slide - noun
· (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
Synonym(s): swoop
Hypernym(s): glissando
4. slide - noun
· plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
Synonym(s): playground_slide, sliding_board
5. slide - noun
· the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
6. slide - noun
· a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
Synonym(s): lantern_slide
Hypernym(s): foil, transparency
7. slide - noun
· sloping channel through which things can descend
Synonym(s): chute, slideway, sloping_trough
8. slide - verb
· move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Synonym(s): skid, slip, slue, slew
Hypernym(s): glide
9. slide - verb
· to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
Synonym(s): slither
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
10. slide - verb
· move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
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