(to cause a person, thing) to move smoothly over, slip along, a polished surface; to act gradually in the way mentioned without being fully aware
move smoothly; move down
Cases of word usage
1) a long, narrow, steep slope down which things may slide (chute)
2) (done) in a hurry and without organization; a tall spiral slide in a fairground etc (helter-skelter)
3) of slide (slid)
4) to slide or slip unsteadily (slither)
5) a long instrument with lenses, used to make distant objects appear nearer and larger; (to cause something) to become come shorter by having sections that slide into each other (telescope)
6) of, able to be seen with, a telescope; having sections which slide into each other (telescopic)
