slide

(noun) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. Synonyms: microscope slide.

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

(noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale. Synonyms: swoop. Example: "The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides."

(noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide. Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board.

(noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it. Synonyms: glide, coast. Examples: "His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill." "The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope."

(noun) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector. Synonyms: lantern slide.

(noun) sloping channel through which things can descend. Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough.

(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. Synonyms: skid, slip, slue, slew. Example: "The wheels skidded against the sidewalk."

(verb) to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly. Synonyms: slither. Example: "They slid through the wicket in the big gate."

(verb) move smoothly along a surface. Example: "He slid the money over to the other gambler."