pret. slid; pp. slid

To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without bounding or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, a sled slides on snow and ice; a snow-slip slides down the mountain’s side.

To move along the surface without stepping; as, a man slides on ice.

To pass inadvertently. Make a door and a bar for thy mouth; beware thou slide not by it.

To pass smoothly along without jerks or agitation; as, a ship or boat slides through the water.

To pass in silent unobserved progression. Ages shall slide away without perceiving.

To pass silently and gradually from one state to another; as, to slide insensibly into vicious practices, or into the customs of others.

To pass without difficulty or obstruction. Parts answ’ring parts shall slide into a whole.

To practice sliding or moving on ice. They bathe in summer and in winter slide.

To slip; to fall.

To pass with an easy, smooth, uninterrupted course or flow.

To slip; to pass or put in imperceptibly; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question.

To thrust along; or to thrust by slipping; as, to slide along a piece of timber.

Asmooth and easy passage; also, a slider.

Flow; even course.