Dictionary definition · 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"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"his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"
- 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"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly"They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
- move smoothly along a surface"He slid the money over to the other gambler"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).