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slide

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01noun

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

02noun

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

03noun

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

“the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides”

04noun

plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

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05noun

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”

06noun

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

07noun

sloping channel through which things can descend

08verb

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

“the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”

09verb

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

“They slid through the wicket in the big gate”

10verb

move smoothly along a surface

“He slid the money over to the other gambler”

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