Definition of slide

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  • slide is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • slide is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • slide is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of slide

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

    Synonyms

    1. skid
    2. slew
    3. slip
    4. slue
  • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. slither
  • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (noun)

    Examples

    1. the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides

    Synonyms

    1. swoop
  • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun)

    Examples

    1. his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill

    Synonyms

    1. coast
    2. glide
  • sloping channel through which things can descend (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. chute
    2. slideway
    3. sloping trough
  • plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. playground slide
    2. sliding board
  • a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lantern slide
  • a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. microscope slide
  • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. (noun)
  • move smoothly along a surface (verb)

See definition of slide in Merriam Webster