n. Function: verb
1 to go or progress with a smooth continuous motion FF1C; goldfish slid across the pool FF1E;
Synonyms: glide, glissade, slick, slip, slither
Related Words: flow, stream
2
Synonyms: SLIP 6, drop (off), fall (off or away), sag, slump
3 to fall or nearly fall because of loss of balance or footing FF1C; stumbled and slid on the ice FF1E;
Synonyms: skid, ||slidder, slip, ||slur
Idioms: take a slide ( or a skid)
4 to shift or be shifted out of place or away from one's grasp FF1C; the packages slid from her arms FF1E;
Synonyms: slip
Related Words: shift; move; fall, spill, tumble
5
Synonyms: CREEP 1, crawl, snake
6 to take a natural course FF1C; preferred to let the matter slide for a while FF1E;
Synonyms: coast, drift
Related Words: glide
Idioms: run its course
7
Synonyms: STEAL 3, creep, glide, mouse, slip
8
Synonyms: SNEAK , creep, glide, lurk, shirk, skulk, slink, slip, ||snake, steal