slide vs displace

displace vs slide

slide is a noun but displace is not a noun.

slide and displace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slide	Yes	No	Yes	No
displace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of slide; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: move smoothly along a surface
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of slide include move.

slide (noun)	displace (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
sloping channel through which things can descend
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	displace (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
move smoothly along a surface	take the place of or have precedence over
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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