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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
(noun) chute, slideway, sloping trough
sloping channel through which things can descend
(noun) lantern slide
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
(noun) microscope slide
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
(noun) sliding board, playground slide
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(noun) swoop
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
(verb) slither
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
They slid through the wicket in the big gate