1. (

• slide ,
• microscope_slide

) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study ;

2. (

• slide

) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. ;

3. (

• swoop ,
• slide

) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" ;

4. (

• slide ,
• playground_slide ,
• sliding_board

) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide ;

5. (

• slide ,
• glide ,
• coast

) 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" ;

6. (

• slide ,
• lantern_slide

) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector ;

7. (

• chute ,
• slide ,
• slideway ,
• sloping_trough

) sloping channel through which things can descend ;

1. (

• skid ,
• slip ,
• slue ,
• slew ,
• slide ,

) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" ;

2. (

• slither ,
• slide

) to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" ;

3. (

• slide ,

) move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" ;