slide

1. (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.Examples: "He slid the boat across the grass."; "The safe slid slowly."; "Snow slides down the side of a mountain."ergative

2. (intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface.Examples: "The car slid on the ice."; "They bathe in summer, and in winter slide."intransitive

3. (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.Examples: "Jones slid into second."intransitive

4. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.Examples: "He slid while going around the corner."Synonyms: slipintransitive

5. (transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.Examples: "to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word"; "Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class."; "Lachey and Olson have become rather chummy the last couple of years—they slide each other free tickets, they visit each other at practice sessions and games, their wives hang out—and, well, Olson has been filling Lachey’s head with a lot of baseball talk."transitive

6. (transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).Examples: "He slid me a dirty look."transitive