Slide or Slides may refer to:

Places

* Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Albums

* ''Slide'' (Lisa Germano album), 1998 * ''Slide'' (George Clanton album), 2018 *''Slide'', by

Patrick Gleeson Patrick Gleeson (born November 9, 1934) is an American musician, synthesizer pioneer, composer, and producer. Career Gleeson moved to San Francisco in the 1960s to teach in the English Department at San Francisco State. Gleeson began experimentin ...

, 2007 * ''Slide'' (Luna EP), 1993 * ''Slide'' (Madeline Merlo EP), 2022

Songs

* "Slide" (The Big Dish song), 1986 * "Slide" (Goo Goo Dolls song), 1998 * "Slide" (Calvin Harris song), 2017 * "Slide" (French Montana song), 2019 * "Slide" (H.E.R. song), 2019 * "Slide" (Slave song), 1977 * "Step Back"/"Slide", by Superheist, 2001 *"Slide", by Dido from ''

No Angel ''No Angel'' is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Dido. Originally released on 1 June 1999 in the United States, the album found a mass audience when it was released worldwide in February 2001. By 2003, the album had sold mo ...

'' *"Slide", by Madeline Merlo from ''

Slide Slide or Slides may refer to: Places * Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Slide'' (Lisa Germano album), 1998 * ''Slide'' (George Clanton album), 2018 *''Slide'', by Patrick Glees ...

'', 2022 *"The Slide", by Cowboy Junkies from ''

One Soul Now ''One Soul Now'' is a 2004 album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies. It is their first album of new material since ''Open'' in 2001. It was released on Latent Recordings in Canada, and Zoë Records internationally. Album developme ...

Other uses in music

* Slide (musical ornament), a musical embellishment found particularly in Baroque music *

Slide (tune type) In Irish traditional music, a slide () is a tune type in akin to, and often confused with, a single jig. Slides are played mostly in the Sliabh Luachra region of Ireland, but originate from quadrilles. Though slides contain the same number of ...

, a tune type in Irish traditional music, common to the Sliabh Luachra area *Slide, a 1970s disco side project of Rod McKuen's *''The Slide'', a jukebox musical using songs by

The Beautiful South The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's exi ...

Bent note Bent may refer to: Places * Bent, Iran, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Bent District, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Bent, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Rijnwoude, the Netherlands * Bent County, Colo ...

, or slide, articulation * Glissando, or slide, articulation *

Legato In music performance and notation, legato (; Italian for "tied together"; French ''lié''; German ''gebunden'') indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected. That is, the player makes a transition from note to note wit ...

, or slide, articulation

Musical instruments

* Slide guitar, a guitar playing technique * Slide (wind instrument), part of an instrument used to vary the length of a tube ** Slide whistle, a musical instrument using a slide **

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

, a musical instrument using a slide ***

Sackbut The term sackbut refers to the early forms of the trombone commonly used during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. A sackbut has the characteristic telescopic slide of a trombone, used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch, but is di ...

, the Renaissance and early Baroque forerunner of the trombone

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Slide (dance), a dance move giving the impression of gliding around effortlessly * ''Slide'' (TV series), an Australian television drama *''

The Slide ''The Slide'' is a sci-fi radio serial in seven parts by Victor Pemberton. The story begins with an earthquake in Southern England, and then the local wildlife starts to disappear. It starred Roger Delgado as Professor Josef Gomez, Maurice Denh ...

'', a 1966 British science fiction radio serial

Fashion

Slide (footwear) Slides or sliders are a type of light footwear that are characterized by having a loose heel that holds on to the foot from the front. Like flip-flops, they are typically employed in casual situations, in addition to being a unisex footgear worn ...

, a kind of shoe *Slide, also known as a neckerchief slide or

woggle A woggle (or ''neckerchief slide'') is a device to fasten the neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Scout or Girl Guides uniform, originated by a Scout in the 1920s. Name origin One story relating to the origin of the word 'woggle' is ...

, is a ring to hold a neckerchief on a Scout's neck *

Barrette A barrette (American English), also known as a hair slide (British English), or a hair clip, is a clasp for holding hair in place. They are often made from metal or plastic and sometimes feature decorative fabric. In one type of barrette, a cla ...

, also known as a hair slide in North America

Recreation and sports

Slide (baseball) In baseball, a slide is the action of a player, acting as a baserunner, who drops his body to the ground once he is very close to the base he is approaching and slides along the ground to reach the base. Sliding is widely considered to be an es ...

, dropping to the ground when going into a base to avoid being tagged * Slide (skateboarding), skateboarding tricks *

Playground slide Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards. The slide is an example of the simple machine known as the inclined plane, which makes moving objects up and down easier, or in this case more fun. The slide may be flat, ...

, a smooth, sloped downward surface on which children slide while sitting *

Sliding tackle A sliding tackle, also called slide tackle, is a tackle in association football. It is completed with one leg extended to push the ball away from the opposing player. Sliding tackles can often be sources of controversy, particularly when players ...

, a skill in soccer *

Water slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to s ...

, a form of amusement in which people slide down a wet surface into a swimming pool * Losing slide, an uninterrupted string of contests lost

Technology

Slide (form) The form factor of a mobile phone is its size, shape, and style, as well as the layout and position of its major components. With one non-movable section Bar A bar (also known as a slab, block, candybar) phone takes the shape of a cuboid, usual ...

, a slide-out mobile phone form factor *

Slide (hoverboard) The Slide (stylized SLIDE) is a maglev hoverboard demonstration developed by Lexus. Lexus built a skate park in Barcelona, Spain specifically for the project. The system was built as a promotional demonstration, not for public sale. Conception ...

, a hoverboard developed by Lexus * Tri-glide slide, an item that allows straps to be pulled through it to adjust their length *

Evacuation slide An evacuation slide is an inflatable slide used to evacuate an aircraft quickly. An escape slide is required on all commercial (passenger carrying) aircraft where the door sill height is such that, in the event of an evacuation, passengers wo ...

, an inflatable slide used to evacuate an aircraft *

Google Slides Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google. The service also includes: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Google Sites and Google Keep. Go ...

, a web-based presentation program offered by Google *Jakarta Slide, defunct content management system software *Linear-motion bearing, a bearing designed to provide free motion in one dimension *Microscope slide, a thin glass sheet used to hold objects for examination *Photographic slide or transparency, a positive photograph used for projection *Pistol slide, the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol, containing the barrel, sights, and ejection port *Slide edit, a video editing term for moving a video clip around in a timeline *Slide rule, a simple analog calculator

Other uses

*Slide (motion) *Landslide, the movement of soil, mud or rock down a slope **Slide (geography), fixed or settled residue of a landslide that has stabilized *Presentation slide, a document format used for presentations