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Type Words
Synonyms skid, slew, slip, slue
Type of glide
Has types submarine, side-slip, skid
Derivation slider
Type Words
Synonyms slither
Type of locomote, go, move, travel
Derivation slider
Type Words
Synonyms swoop
Type of glissando


the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.
Type Words
Synonyms coast, glide
Type of move, movement, motion
Has types slip, skid, sideslip, snowboarding


his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill.
Type Words
Synonyms chute, slideway, sloping trough
Type of trough, gutter
Has types runway, coal chute, glacier mill, moulin, water chute
Type Words
Synonyms playground slide, sliding board
Type of toy, plaything
Type Words
Synonyms lantern slide
Type of transparency, foil
Type Words
Synonyms microscope slide
Type of plate glass, sheet glass
Type Words
Type of descent
Has types avalanche, landslide, landslip
Type Words
Type of displace, move

Examples of slide

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If food isn't swallowed, it can slide down the trachea instead of the esophagus.
From the stltoday.com
He says Saturday's slide was the second in two days along that stretch of track.
From the thenewstribune.com
Nowitzki's candidacy has been boosted by the Mavericks'recent slide without him.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
So what are average people to do as they watch their investments slide downhill?
From the news10now.com
Honda's program boosted interest somewhat, but the market-share slide continued.
From the businessweek.com
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 will also offer a touch screen and slide-out keyboard.
From the businessweek.com
While there are myriad factors in this slide, one in particular deserves a look.
From the newsweek.com
Nicholas Luciano, 5, hit the water off a slide at the Woodland Park pool Friday.
From the kentucky.com
The young catcher's slide into second was more pratfall than artful baserunning.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
  • Skid: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
  • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
  • Slither: 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"
  • Swoop: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
  • Slide is the fifth album by Lisa Germano. It was released in 1998 by 4AD, and was her last album for the label.
  • In baseball, a slide is when a player, acting as a baserunner, drops his body to the ground once he is very close to the base he is approaching and slides along the ground to reach the base.
  • No Angel is the debut album by pop singer/songwriter Dido. Originally released in 1999, it found a mass audience in 2001. As of 2005, the album sold 21 million copies worldwide.