n. 25B6; verb
the glass slid across the table : GLIDE, move smoothly, slip, slither, skim, skate; skid, slew.
tears slid down her cheeks : TRICKLE, run, flow, pour, stream.
four men slid out of the shadows : CREEP, steal, slink, slip, tiptoe, sidle.
the country is sliding into recession : SINK, fall, drop, descend; decline, degenerate.
25B6; noun
the current slide in house prices : FALL, decline, drop, slump, downturn, downswing.
a slide show : TRANSPARENCY, diapositive.
rise.
25A0; let something slide NEGLECT, pay little/no attention to, not attend to, be remiss about, let something go downhill.