slide meaning and definition

SLIDE noun

Definition of slide (noun)

1. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
   • synonyms: microscope slide
2. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
   • "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
   • synonyms: swoop
4. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
   • synonyms: playground slide, sliding board
5. 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"
   • synonyms: coast, glide
6. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
   • synonyms: lantern slide
7. sloping channel through which things can descend
   • synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough

SLIDE verb

Definition of slide (verb)

1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   • "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
   • synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue
2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
   • "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
   • synonyms: slither
3. move smoothly along a surface
   • "He slid the money over to the other gambler"