slide vs toy

slide and toy both are nouns.

slide and toy both are verbs.

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

As nouns, toy is a hypernym of slide; that is, toy is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
toy: an artifact designed to be played with

Other hypernyms of slide include plaything.

slide (noun)	toy (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
sloping channel through which things can descend	an artifact designed to be played with
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study	a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide	a device regarded as providing amusement
(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)	toy (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
move smoothly along a surface	behave carelessly or indifferently

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