Synonyms for slide
verb
To move with a sliding motion
glide, skate, skim, slip, coast, skid, toboggan, move along, move over, move past, pass along.
To cause to slide, sense 1
shove, thrust, ram, impel, urge, propel, drive, press against, butt, launch, start, accelerate; see also push 2.
let slide
See slide in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
slide slip 1glide coast skid slither
These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously over or as if over a slippery surface. Slide usually implies rapid easy movement without loss of contact with the surface: coal that slid down a chute to the cellar.
Slip is most often applied to accidental sliding resulting in loss of balance or foothold: slipped on a patch of ice.
Glide refers to smooth, free-flowing, seemingly effortless movement: “four snakes gliding up and down a hollow” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Coast applies especially to downward movement resulting from the effects of gravity or momentum: The driver let the truck coast down the incline.
Skid implies an uncontrolled, often sideways sliding caused by a lack of traction: The bus skidded on wet pavement.
Slither can mean to slip and slide, as on an uneven surface, often with friction and noise: “The detached crystals slithered down the rock face” (H.G. Wells).
The word can also suggest the sinuous gliding motion of a reptile: An iguana slithered across the path.
See slide in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To pass smoothly, quietly, and undisturbed on or as if on a slippery surface:
coast, drift. See moveTo ride on a sled in the snow:
sled, sledge. See moveTo move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:
glide, glissade, lapse, slip, slither. See moveTo move silently and furtively:
creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal. (Slang) gumshoe. See moveTo move along in a crouching or prone position:
crawl, creep, snake, worm. See moveTo maneuver gently and slowly into place:
ease, glide, slip. See careful, easyTo lose one's balance and fall or almost fall:
skid, slip, slither. Idiom: take a skid (or slide). See moveTo shift or be shifted out of place:
slip. See move
noun
A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slump, tumble. See increase
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