Definition of slide

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Slide (n.) A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement.

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Landslide :: Landslide (n.) The land which slips down.
Slide :: Slide (n.) The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice..
Slidegroat :: Slidegroat (n.) The game of shovelboard.
Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress..
Crosshead :: Crosshead (n.) A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead..
Faucet :: Faucet (n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide..
Backsliding :: Backsliding (n.) The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet..
Lames :: Lames (n. pl.) Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor.
Slip :: Slip (n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide..
Slither :: Slither (v. i.) To slide; to glide.
Slidden :: Slidden () p. p. of Slide.
Spline :: Spline (n.) A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece..
Slide :: Slide (n.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
Slide :: Slide (n.) Smooth, even passage or progress..
Backslider :: Backslider (n.) One who backslides.
Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound.
Recidivate :: Recidivate (v. i.) To backslide; to fall again.
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