1. Move smoothly and effortlessly
   "The figure skater glided across the ice"
    
2. Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
   "She glided her hand over the fabric"
    
3. (air travel) fly in or as if in a glider plane
   "The hang glider glided down the mountainside"

1. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
   "his glide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill";
   - slide, coast
    
2. The activity of flying a glider
   "glide provided a peaceful way to experience the joy of flight";
   - gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
    
3. A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
   "The 'y' in 'yes' and the 'w' in 'wet' are glides in English";
   - semivowel

Derived forms: glided, glides, gliding

See also: lapse

Type of: aviate, displace, flight, fly, flying, go, locomote, motion, move, movement, phone, pilot, sound, speech sound, travel

Encyclopedia: Glide, Oregon