🛷 To move smoothly 🛝 A playground ramp 🖼️ A single image 🏔️ Falling earth 🔬 A specimen holder 🎸 A musical glide 🛷 Smooth movement

to slide

716 1.0

To move smoothly along a surface

verb
/slaɪd/

: deslizarse

OK, so you flip this over and then you slide it by N steps.
slide back
slide easily
continue to slide

So the trick is to slide the beaker off very gently.

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Examples

Using all of their strength, they manage to slide the bar out of the door latches.

Fiction book (1990)
We figured he must've slid down the rain pipe to the street.

The Front Page (1974)
You have to kind of slide it in like that.

Linus Tech Tips
And then we simply slide it in like that.
So are you going to slide out before you make this turn?
Here, slide down on the bed.

Gable and Lombard (1976)
And hopefully yes, that will slide off like that.
OK, so it does say to slide this in one of the colors.
The Ranger listed badly to the right, sending men sliding across the ice-encrusted deck.

Academic text (2011)
When the weather is hot, children love to slide down the water slide at the pool.

Synonyms

to slip

vsto slide

503 2.3

To move quietly and easily, often without being noticed

is neutral about intention and may be deliberate or controlled

to glide

vsto slide

89 2.9

To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface

is specific to movement along surfaces rather than through the air

to run

vsto slide

85 2.3

To move a hand or object gently along a surface

refers to moving oneself on a surface rather than acting on objects

to slither

vsto slide

35 4.3

To move smoothly and quietly like a snake along the ground

is neutral about secrecy and lacks the implied stealthy character

to pass over

vsto slide

1 3.7

To move something gently over a surface

does not imply rubbing or circular sweeping motion

to skim

vsto slide

1 2.9

Move quickly and lightly across the surface of water

describes slower continuous contact rather than quick brief touches

to glissade

vsto slide

Specialized

8.6

To slide down a snowy slope carefully

is broader, used on any surface rather than only down slopes

Antonyms

to stick

752 3.4

To become fixed in one position and be hard to move

Idioms

to slide back down like snakes and ladders

Informal

8.9

Lose earlier progress quickly and go back to a worse situation

Phrasal Verbs

to let it slide

Informal

38 5.9

To ignore a small mistake to avoid an argument

to slide by

2 4.2

Time passes smoothly without you noticing

to let deadlines slide

Informal

6.7

Fail to finish tasks by the agreed time

Compounds

slide rule

Archaic

5 8.5

A long thin tool with sliding scales that people use to do quick math before calculators

slide projector

Archaic

3 3.2

A machine that shows a small photo on a screen so it looks larger

microscope slide

Specialized

1 3.3

A small flat piece of glass that holds a thin sample for a microscope

slide fastener

Specialized

1 3.9

A set of two strips with teeth and a moving piece that closes jackets or bags

lantern slide

Archaic

7.9

A small glass picture in a frame that you show on a screen with a projector

hair slide

3.2

A small decorative clip that holds hair in place

playground slide

1.0

A smooth sloping surface at a playground for children to go down

sewer slide

Informal

9.9

A waterslide that is old, unsafe and dirty

slide action

Specialized

8.1

A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot

slide bolt

5.1

A metal bar you move to lock a door or gate

slide chart

5.9

A small portable tool with sliding parts for quick calculations or finding information

slide valve

Specialized

7.7

A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening

How Smooth

to glide

89 2.9

to slide

716 1.0

to slip

503 2.3

Surface Forms

slide infinitive

sliding present participle

slides third person singular

slid past

slid past participle

Etymology

Slide comes from an old English verb that meant 'to glide' or 'slip' and is in the same family as the common word slip. So to slide is to move smoothly along a surface.