Definition of slide

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Slide (n.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides.

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Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..
Toboggan :: Toboggan (v. i.) To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
Slidder :: Slidder (v. t.) To slide with interruption.
Slider :: Slider (n.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).
Link Motion :: Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines..
Shears :: Shears (n.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe..
Coast :: Coast (n.) To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice..
Overslip :: Overslip (v. t.) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity..
Slide :: Slide (n.) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below..
Slip :: Slip (n.) To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip..
Travel :: Travel (n.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Lames :: Lames (n. pl.) Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor.
Slid :: Slid () imp. & p. p. of Slide.
Slide :: Slide (n.) An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down..
Slide :: Slide (n.) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics.
Cover :: Cover (n.) The lap of a slide valve.
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To slip when walking or standing; to fall.
Runner :: Runner (n.) One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.
D Valve :: D valve () A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide..
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