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Backslide :: Backslide (v. i.) To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress..

Slide :: Slide (n.) That on which anything moves by sliding.

Outslide :: Outslide (v. i.) To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding..

Overslide :: Overslide (v. t.) To slide over or by.

Slide :: Slide (n.) The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice..

Skip :: Skip (n.) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock..

Slither :: Slither (v. i.) To slide; to glide.

Recidivous :: Recidivous (a.) Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.

Coast :: Coast (n.) To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice..

Travel :: Travel (n.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve..

Telescope :: Telescope (a.) To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another..

Slide :: Slide (n.) That which operates by sliding.

Cover :: Cover (n.) The lap of a slide valve.

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar..

Faucet :: Faucet (n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide..

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..

Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..

Slide :: Slide (n.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.

Overslip :: Overslip (v. t.) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity..

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