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Synonyms for slide

Most common

slippery slide chute glide

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Slippery dip — an item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again

slippery dip AU, slippery slide

2. Chute

chute, slideway rare

3. Glide

glide, coast US CA

Verb

1. Slip

slip, skid, slew

2. Toboggan — to ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation

toboggan, sled

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

    The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.

  2. n. 2

    A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.

  3. v. 1

    To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.

  4. v. 2

    To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

    He slid the boat across the grass.

Forms

Plural
slides → chutes, slideways, glides, coasts…
Past participle
slid
e.g. slid → slipt, skidded, slewed, tobogganed…

Example sentences

  • chute The trash chute is clogged and smells horrible.
  • glide Tom watched the skaters glide across the ice.
  • runner It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
slidesteady
chutefalling
glidesteady
runnerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
flow1, slip1, skid1, slew1, sled1
5 letters
coast1, lapse1, glide1, chute1, swoop1
6 letters
runner2, slider2, elapse2
7 letters
slither2
8 letters
toboggan3, slideway
9 letters
filmslide

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (runner2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
glissoire
Deutsch
Eisbahn