slide

Definition (noun): a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

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

Definition (noun): (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

Example: the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides

Definition (noun): plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

Definition (noun): the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Example: his slide didn’t stop until the bottom of the hill

Definition (noun): the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Example: the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope

Definition (noun): a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

Definition (noun): sloping channel through which things can descend

Definition (verb): move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Example: the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Definition (verb): to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

Example: They slid through the wicket in the big gate

Definition (verb): move smoothly along a surface

Example: He slid the money over to the other gambler

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