• 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"
• sloping channel through which things can descend
• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a Slide projector
• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can Slide
• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and Slides"
• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
• 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"

'Slide' in other languages