slide vs trough

trough vs slide

slide and trough both are nouns.

slide is a verb but trough is not a verb.

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

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

slide: sloping channel through which things can descend
trough: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

Other hypernyms of slide include gutter.

slide (noun)	trough (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
sloping channel through which things can descend	a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	a long narrow shallow receptacle
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study	a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide	a treasury for government funds
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale	a concave shape with an open top
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	trough (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move smoothly along a surface

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