Word SLIDE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

slide

🇺🇸 [slaɪd]

Meanings

To move smoothly along a surface, typically with little friction, often in a horizontal or downward direction. It can refer to the movement of objects or people, such as sliding on ice or down a slide.

Examples

• The children love to slide down the playground slide.
• She watched the ice skaters slide effortlessly across the rink.
• The book slid off the shelf and onto the floor.

Synonyms

glide • slip • skid

Antonyms

climb • ascend • stick