slide in WordNet English dictionary

1. sloping channel through which things can descend
   chute  slide  slideway  sloping trough 
   
2. 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"
   slide  glide  coast 
   
3. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
   slide  lantern slide 
   
4. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
   slide  microscope slide 
   
5. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
   slide  playground slide  sliding board 
   
6. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
   "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
   swoop  slide 
   
7. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
   slide 
   

1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
   skid  slip  slue  slew  slide 
   
2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
   "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
   slither  slide 
   
3. move smoothly along a surface
   "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
   slide