slide

1. 1.

   move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”

   Synonymsskidslipslueslew

   Broaderglide

   Narrowersubmarineskidside-slip
2. 2.

   to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

   “They slid through the wicket in the big gate”

   Synonymsslither

   Broadertravel
3. 3.

   move smoothly along a surface

   “He slid the money over to the other gambler”

   Broadermove

Other forms of slide

plural

slides·

past tense or participle

slid

past tense or participle

slidden

present participle

sliding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slide

What does slide mean?

slide means "a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slide?

slide has 1 syllable: slide. In IPA it is /ˈslaɪd/.

What is another word for slide?

Close synonyms include microscope slide, swoop, playground slide, sliding board, glide. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slide a common word?

slide is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with slide?

2 words rhyme with slide. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.