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Concept: Slide

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Superconcept: Move

Definition: An object Moves along a path while maintaining contact with it. The path is typically:

Required Relationships:

object: the thing that's sliding.
path: the Place which the object moves along. Typically, this is an object or surface along which the object is sliding.

Other Common Relationships:

agent: the entity that caused the Slide to occur.
origin: the Place where Slide started.
destination: the Place where Slide ended.

The other relationships used for Move can be used for Slide, too.

Examples:

  1. The hockey puck slid across the ice into the goal.
    object: the hockey puck
    path: the ice
    destination: inside the goal
  2. John slid (himself) along the rope.
    agent: John
    object: John
    path: the rope
  3. John rolled the ball toward the 10 pin.
    agent: John
    object: the ball
    toward: the 10 pin

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Move Slide is a type of Move with two extra properties: the object moves along some object or surface, and throughout the move the object touches it.
Move-Through Slide is a type of Move-Through with one extra property: throughout the move the object touches the path it's moving along.
Traverse Traverse involves some entity moving itself, while Slide can be used to describe one entity causing another entity to move. Also, Slide requires that the moving object is always touching the path.