To pass smoothly, quietly, and undisturbed on or as if on a slippery surface

• drift

  1. To be carried along by currents of air or water:
  2. To proceed or move unhurriedly or aimlessly:
  3. To live or behave without a clear purpose or goal:

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  1. To be carried along by currents of air or water:
  2. To proceed or move unhurriedly or aimlessly:
  3. To live or behave without a clear purpose or goal:

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• coast

  1. Land next to the sea; the seashore.
  2. The water near this land:
  3. The Pacific coast of the United States.

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  1. Land next to the sea; the seashore.
  2. The water near this land:
  3. The Pacific coast of the United States.

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To ride on a sled in the snow

• sledge

  1. A vehicle mounted on runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground.
  2. To convey or travel on a sledge.

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  1. A vehicle mounted on runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground.
  2. To convey or travel on a sledge.

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• sled

  1. A vehicle having runners and used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.
  2. A light vehicle, often with runners, used especially by children for coasting over snow or ice.
  3. A snowmobile.

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  1. A vehicle having runners and used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.
  2. A light vehicle, often with runners, used especially by children for coasting over snow or ice.
  3. A snowmobile.

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To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly

• slither

  1. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait:
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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  1. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait:
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• lapse

  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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• glissade

  1. A gliding step in ballet.
  2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.
  3. To perform a glissade.

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  1. A gliding step in ballet.
  2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.
  3. To perform a glissade.

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• glide

  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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To move silently and furtively

• gumshoe

  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
  2. An investigator, especially a detective.
  3. To work as a detective.

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  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
  2. An investigator, especially a detective.
  3. To work as a detective.

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• steal

  1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
  2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
  3. To get or take secretly or artfully:

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  1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
  2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
  3. To get or take secretly or artfully:

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• sneak

  1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
  2. To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.
  3. To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner:

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  1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
  2. To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.
  3. To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner:

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• snake

  1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws.
  2. A treacherous person.
  3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains.

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  1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws.
  2. A treacherous person.
  3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• slink

  1. To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak:
  2. To give birth to prematurely:
  3. Born prematurely.

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  1. To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak:
  2. To give birth to prematurely:
  3. Born prematurely.

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• skulk

  1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.
  2. To move about stealthily.
  3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.

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  1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.
  2. To move about stealthily.
  3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.

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• pussyfoot

  1. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  2. To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.

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  1. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  2. To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.

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• prowl

  1. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder:
  2. To rove furtively or with predatory intent:
  3. The act or an instance of prowling.

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  1. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder:
  2. To rove furtively or with predatory intent:
  3. The act or an instance of prowling.

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• mouse

  1. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the house mouse, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.
  2. Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.
  3. A cowardly or timid person.

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  1. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the house mouse, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.
  2. Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.
  3. A cowardly or timid person.

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• lurk

  1. To wait out of view:
  2. To move furtively; sneak:
  3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected:

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  1. To wait out of view:
  2. To move furtively; sneak:
  3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected:

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• glide

  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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• creep

  1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move or proceed very slowly:

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  1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move or proceed very slowly:

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To move along in a crouching or prone position

• worm

  1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.
  2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.
  3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body.

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  1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.
  2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.
  3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body.

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• snake

  1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws.
  2. A treacherous person.
  3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains.

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  1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws.
  2. A treacherous person.
  3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains.

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• creep

  1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move or proceed very slowly:

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  1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
  2. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  3. To move or proceed very slowly:

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• crawl

  1. To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep:
  2. To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops:
  3. To proceed or act servilely:

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  1. To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep:
  2. To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops:
  3. To proceed or act servilely:

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To maneuver gently and slowly into place

• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• glide

  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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  1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
  2. To move silently and furtively:
  3. To occur or pass imperceptibly:

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• ease

  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
  3. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.

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  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
  3. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.

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To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall

• slither

  1. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait:
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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  1. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
  2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait:
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface:

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• skid

  1. The action of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
  2. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
  3. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.

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  1. The action of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
  2. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
  3. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.

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To shift or be shifted out of place

• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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A usually swift downward trend, as in prices

• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• slump

  1. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  2. To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch.
  3. To decline suddenly; fall off:

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  1. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  2. To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch.
  3. To decline suddenly; fall off:

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• skid

  1. The action of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
  2. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
  3. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.

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  1. The action of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
  2. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
  3. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.

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• plunge

  1. To dive, jump, or throw oneself:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly:

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  1. To dive, jump, or throw oneself:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly:

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• nosedive

  1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
  2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge:

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  1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
  2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge:

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• drop-off

  1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.
  2. A noticeable decrease:
  3. A designated place where people or things can be left:

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  1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.
  2. A noticeable decrease:
  3. A designated place where people or things can be left:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• downturn

  1. A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.

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  1. A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.

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• downtrend

  1. A downward trend; a downturn.

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  1. A downward trend; a downturn.

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• downswing

  1. A swing downward, as of a golf club.
  2. A decline, as of a business.

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  1. A swing downward, as of a golf club.
  2. A decline, as of a business.

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• downslide

  1. A downward course; a decline:

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  1. A downward course; a decline:

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• dive

  1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
  2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
  3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.

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  1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
  2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
  3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.

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• dip

  1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
  2. To color or dye by immersing:
  3. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.

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  1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
  2. To color or dye by immersing:
  3. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.

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• descent

  1. The act or an instance of descending:
  2. A way down:
  3. A downward incline or passage; a slope:

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  1. The act or an instance of descending:
  2. A way down:
  3. A downward incline or passage; a slope:

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• decline

  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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To move with a sliding motion

• pass-along

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• move past

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• move over

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• move along

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• toboggan

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• skid

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• coast

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• slip

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• skim

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• skate

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• glide

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To cause to slide, sense 1

• accelerate

  1. To increase the speed of:
  2. To change the velocity of.
  3. To cause to occur sooner than expected:

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  1. To increase the speed of:
  2. To change the velocity of.
  3. To cause to occur sooner than expected:

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• launch

  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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• butt

  1. To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram.
  2. To hit or push something with the head or horns.
  3. To project forward or out.

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  1. To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram.
  2. To hit or push something with the head or horns.
  3. To project forward or out.

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• press against

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• drive

  1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward:
  2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence:
  3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).

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  1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward:
  2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence:
  3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).

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• propel

  1. To cause to move forward or onward.
  2. To cause to develop or progress:

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  1. To cause to move forward or onward.
  2. To cause to develop or progress:

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• urge

  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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• impel

  1. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  2. To drive forward; propel.

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  1. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  2. To drive forward; propel.

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• ram

  1. A male sheep.
  2. A battering ram.
  3. The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer.

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  1. A male sheep.
  2. A battering ram.
  3. The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer.

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• thrust

  1. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
  2. To cause to project or extend:
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation:

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  1. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
  2. To cause to project or extend:
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation:

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• shove

  1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  2. To put (something) roughly in a place:
  3. To push someone or something with force.

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  1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  2. To put (something) roughly in a place:
  3. To push someone or something with force.

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