rise vs slide

rise

noun
  • The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts. 

  • An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope. 

  • A small hill; used chiefly in place names. 

  • A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group. 

  • The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence. 

  • An increase in a quantity, price, etc. 

  • The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater. 

  • The height of an arch or a step. 

verb
  • To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus. 

  • To leave one's bed; to get up. 

  • To attain a higher status. 

  • To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn. 

  • To have its source (in a particular place). 

  • Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase. 

  • To develop. 

  • To become erect; to assume an upright position. 

  • To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse. 

  • To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch. 

  • To be resurrected. 

  • To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light. 

  • To slope upward. 

  • To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight. 

  • To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. 

  • To go up; to ascend; to climb. 

  • To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation. 

  • To come; to offer itself. 

  • To move upwards. 

  • To grow upward; to attain a certain height. 

  • To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel. 

  • To cause to go up or ascend. 

slide

noun
  • A pocket in one's pants (trousers). 

  • A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide. 

  • A shoe that is backless and open-toed. 

  • The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche. 

  • A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar. 

  • A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure. 

  • A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech. 

  • A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound. 

  • The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress. 

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

  • A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide. 

  • A lever that can be moved in two directions. 

  • A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone. 

  • A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc. 

  • A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint. 

  • A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below. 

  • A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen. 

  • The act of dropping down and skidding into a base 

  • A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time. 

  • A promiscuous woman, slut. 

  • An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down. 

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

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

  • To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface. 

  • To move on a low-friction surface. 

  • To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip. 

  • To decrease in amount or value. 

  • To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards. 

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

  • To go; to move from one place or to another. 

  • To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance. 

  • To drop down and skid into a base. 

  • To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone). 

  • To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning. 

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