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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLIDE, v.i. pret. slid; pp. slid, slidden.
1. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without bounding or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, a sled slides on snow and ice; a snow-slip slides down the mountain's side.
2. To move along the surface without stepping; as, a man slides on ice.
3. To pass inadvertently. Make a door and a bar for thy mouth; beware thou slide not by it.
4. To pass smoothly along without jerks or agitation; as, a ship or boat slides through the water.
5. To pass in silent unobserved progression. Ages shall slide away without perceiving.
6. To pass silently and gradually from one state to another; as, to slide insensibly into vicious practices, or into the customs of others.
7. To pass without difficulty or obstruction. Parts answ'ring parts shall slide into a whole.
8. To practice sliding or moving on ice. They bathe in summer and in winter slide.
9. To slip; to fall.
10. To pass with an easy, smooth, uninterrupted course or flow.
SLIDE, v.t.
1. To slip; to pass or put in imperceptibly; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question.
2. To thrust along; or to thrust by slipping; as, to slide along a piece of timber.
SLIDE, n.
1. A smooth and easy passage; also, a slider.
2. Flow; even course.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: slide, 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" [syn: swoop, slide]
4: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide [syn: slide, 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" [syn: slide, glide, coast]
6: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: slide, lantern slide]
7: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough] v
1: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
2: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: slither, slide]
3: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (slid; sliding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sl?dan; akin to Middle High German sl?ten to slide Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move smoothly along a surface ; slip b. to coast over snow or ice c. of a base runner in baseball to fall or dive feetfirst or headfirst when approaching a base 2. a. to slip or fall by loss of footing b. to change position or become dislocated ; shift 3. a. to slither along the ground ; crawl b. to stream along ; flow 4. a. to move or pass smoothly or easily <slid into the prepared speech> b. to pass unnoticed or unremarked <let the criticism slide> 5. a. to pass unobtrusively ; steal b. to pass by gradations especially downward <the economy slid from recession to depression> transitive verb 1. a. to cause to glide or slip b. to traverse in a sliding manner 2. to put unobtrusively or stealthily <slid the bill into his hand> II. noun Date: 1570 1. a. an act or instance of sliding b. (1) a musical grace of two or more small notes (2) portamento 2. a sliding part or mechanism: as a. (1) a U-shaped section of tube in the trombone that is pushed out and in to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics (2) a short U-shaped section of tube in a brass instrument that is used to adjust the pitch of the instrument or of individual valves b. (1) a moving piece (as the ram of a punch press) that is guided by a part along which it slides (2) a guiding surface (as a feeding mechanism) along which something slides c. sliding seat 3. a. the descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountainside b. a dislocation in which one rock mass in a mining lode has slid on another ; fault 4. a. (1) a slippery surface for coasting (2) a chute with a slippery bed down which children slide in play b. a channel or track on which something is slid c. a sloping trough down which objects are carried by gravity <a log slide> 5. a. a flat piece of glass or plastic on which an object is mounted for microscopic examination b. a photographic transparency on a small plate or film mounted for projection 6. bottleneck 3

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (past and past part. slid) 1 a intr. move along a smooth surface with continuous contact on the same part of the thing moving (cf. ROLL). b tr. cause to do this (slide the drawer into place). 2 intr. move quietly; glide; go smoothly along. 3 intr. pass gradually or imperceptibly. 4 intr. glide over ice on one or both feet without skates (under gravity or with momentum got by running). 5 intr. (foll. by over) barely touch upon (a delicate subject etc.). 6 intr. & tr. (often foll. by into) move or cause to move quietly or unobtrusively (slid his hand into mine). 7 intr. take its own course (let it slide). --n. 1 a the act or an instance of sliding. b a rapid decline. 2 an inclined plane down which children, goods, etc., slide; a chute. 3 a a track made by or for sliding, esp. on ice. b a slope prepared with snow or ice for tobogganing. 4 a part of a machine or instrument that slides, esp. a slide-valve. 5 a a thing slid into place, esp. a piece of glass holding an object for a microscope. b a mounted transparency usu. placed in a projector for viewing on a screen. 6 Brit. = hair-slide. 7 a part or parts of a machine on or between which a sliding part works. Phrases and idioms: let things slide be negligent; allow deterioration. slide fastener US a zip-fastener. slide-rule a ruler with a sliding central strip, graduated logarithmically for making rapid calculations, esp. multiplication and division. slide-valve a sliding piece that opens and closes an aperture by sliding across it. sliding door a door drawn across an aperture on a slide, not turning on hinges. sliding keel Naut. a centreboard. sliding roof a part of a roof (esp. in a motor car) made able to slide and so form an aperture. sliding scale a scale of fees, taxes, wages, etc., that varies as a whole in accordance with variation of some standard. sliding seat a seat able to slide to and fro on runners etc., esp. in a racing-boat to adjust the length of a stroke. Derivatives: slidable adj. slidably adv. slider n. Etymology: OE slidan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Slide Slide, v. t. 1. To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another. 2. To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Slide Slide, v. t. [imp. Slid; p. p. Slidden, Slid; p. pr. & vb. n. Slidding.] [OE. sliden, AS. sl[=i]dan; akin to MHG. sl[=i]ten, also to AS. slidor slippery, E. sled, Lith. slidus slippery. Cf. Sled.] 1. 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. 2. 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. They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. --Waller. 3. To pass inadvertently. Beware thou slide not by it. --Ecclus. xxviii. 26. 4. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water. Ages shall slide away without perceiving. --Dryden. Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole. --Pope. 5. To slip when walking or standing; to fall. Their foot shall slide in due time. --Deut. xxxii. 35. 6. (Mus.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound. 7. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence. [Obs. or Colloq.] With good hope let he sorrow slide. --Chaucer. With a calm carelessness letting everything slide. --Sir P. Sidney.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Slide Slide, n. [AS. sl[=i]de.] 1. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice. 2. Smooth, even passage or progress. A better slide into their business. --Bacon. 3. That on which anything moves by sliding. Specifically: (a) 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. (b) A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement. 4. That which operates by sliding. Specifically: (a) A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it. (b) (Mach.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides. (c) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like. 5. 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. 6. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(slides, sliding, slid) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When something slides somewhere or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something. She slid the door open... I slid the wallet into his pocket... Tears were sliding down his cheeks. VERB: V n with adj, V n prep/adv, V prep/adv 2. If you slide somewhere, you move there smoothly and quietly. He slid into the driver's seat... VERB: V prep/adv 3. To slide into a particular mood, attitude, or situation means to gradually start to have that mood, attitude, or situation often without intending to. She had slid into a depression... = slip VERB: V into n 4. If currencies or prices slide, they gradually become worse or lower in value. (JOURNALISM) The US dollar continued to slide... Shares slid 11p to 293p after brokers downgraded their profit estimates... VERB: V, V amount • Slide is also a noun. ...the dangerous slide in oil prices. N-COUNT 5. A slide is a small piece of photographic film which you project onto a screen so that you can see the picture. ...a slide show. N-COUNT 6. A slide is a piece of glass on which you put something that you want to examine through a microscope. N-COUNT 7. A slide is a piece of playground equipment that has a steep slope for children to go down for fun. N-COUNT 8. If you let something slide, you allow it to get into a worse state or condition by not attending to it. The company had let environmental standards slide. PHRASE: let inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Glide, slip, move smoothly. II. n. Glide, slip.

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