SLIDE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
   Synonym(s)
   • coast (what does coast mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his slide didn”t stop until the bottom of the hill
   • the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • sideslip (what does sideslip mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coast (what does coast mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
2. Meaning
   • sloping channel through which things can descend
   Synonym(s)
   • chute (what does chute mean?)
   • slideway (what does slideway mean?)
   • sloping trough (what does sloping trough mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gutter (what does gutter mean?)
   • trough (what does trough mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • coal chute (what does coal chute mean?)
   • water chute (what does water chute mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a transparency mounted in a frame
   • viewed with a slide projector
   Synonym(s)
   • lantern slide (what does lantern slide mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • foil (what does foil mean?)
   • transparency (what does transparency mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
   Synonym(s)
   • microscope slide (what does microscope slide mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plate glass (what does plate glass mean?)
   • sheet glass (what does sheet glass mean?)
5. Meaning
   • plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plaything (what does plaything mean?)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
   Synonym(s)
   • swoop (what does swoop mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • glissando (what does glissando mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • swoop (what does swoop mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • descent (what does descent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • avalanche (what does avalanche mean?)
   • landslide (what does landslide mean?)
   • landslip (what does landslip mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)

SLIDE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   Synonym(s)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • submarine (what does submarine mean?)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • side-slip (what does side-slip mean?)
   See Also
   • stumble (what does stumble mean?)
   • slip up (what does slip up mean?)
   • trip up (what does trip up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • coast (what does coast mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • slider (what does slider mean?)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • sideslip (what does sideslip mean?)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • sideslip (what does sideslip mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
   Synonym(s)
   • slither (what does slither mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They slid through the wicket in the big gate
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   See Also
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slide down (what does slide down mean?)
   • sink (what does sink mean?)
   • elapse (what does elapse mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • slip by (what does slip by mean?)
   • glide by (what does glide by mean?)
   • slip away (what does slip away mean?)
   • go by (what does go by mean?)
   • slide by (what does slide by mean?)
   • go along (what does go along mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • luger (what does luger mean?)
   • slider (what does slider mean?)
3. Meaning
   • move smoothly along a surface
   Usage Example(s)
   • He slid the money over to the other gambler
   Hypernyms(s) slide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • coast (what does coast mean?)
   • swoop (what does swoop mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)