1.a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
2.(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3.(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale;
the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
4.plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5.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
6.a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
7.sloping channel through which things can descend
1.move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
2.to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly;
They slid through the wicket in the big gate
3.move smoothly along a surface;
He slid the money over to the other gambler