Meaning of 'slide' (Webster Dictionary)
- The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.
- Smooth, even passage or progress.
- That on which anything moves by sliding.
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force
of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs
by sliding them down.
- A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for
amusement.
- That which operates by sliding.
- A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over
it.
- A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along
which it slides.
- A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like.
- A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or
delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon,
or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a
microscope.
- The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or
mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also, the track of
bare rock left by a land slide.
- A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
- A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by
conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or
below.
- An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the
sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones
between the fundamental and its harmonics.
- A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the
vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
- Same as Guide bar, under Guide.
- A slide valve.
- To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or
without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the
mountain's side.
- Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth,
uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or
on the feet.
- To pass inadvertently.
- To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently
onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through
the water.
- To slip when walking or standing; to fall.
- To pass from one note to another with no perceptible
cassation of sound.
- To pass out of one's thought as not being of any
consequence.
- To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one
piece of timber along another.
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a
word to vary the sense of a question.
Meaning of 'slide' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
Example in sentence:- his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill;
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
Meaning (2):
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Example in sentence:- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
Meaning (3):
- move smoothly along a surface
Example in sentence:- He slid the money over to the other gambler
Meaning (4):
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Example in sentence:- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
Meaning (5):
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
Example in sentence:- They slid through the wicket in the big gate
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