Slide Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Slide

Meaning 1 : move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    Synonyms : skid,  slew,  slip,  slue
Meaning 2 : to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

    Synonyms : slither
Meaning 3 : (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

    Example : the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides

    Synonyms : swoop
Meaning 4 : the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

    Example : his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill

    Synonyms : coast,  glide
Meaning 5 : sloping channel through which things can descend

    Synonyms : chute,  slideway,  sloping trough
Meaning 6 : plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

    Synonyms : playground slide,  sliding board
Meaning 7 : a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

    Synonyms : lantern slide
Meaning 8 : a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

    Synonyms : microscope slide
Meaning 9 : (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

Meaning 10 : move smoothly along a surface

How to Pronounce Slide

  • slaɪd