glide

nouns

a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

glide, semivowel

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

"his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

coast, glide, slide

the activity of flying a glider

glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring

verbs

move smoothly and effortlessly

glide

is derived from

glider

see also

glide by

is a type of (narrower)

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

go, locomote, move, travel

fly in or as if in a glider plane

glide

is derived from

glider

is derived from

gliding

domain category

travel via aircraft

"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

air, air travel, aviation

is a type of (narrower)

operate an airplane

"The pilot flew to Cuba"

aviate, fly, pilot

cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

glide

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

displace, move