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glide

Dictionary definition · glide

noun

  1. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  2. 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"
  3. the activity of flying a glider

verb

  1. move smoothly and effortlessly
  2. fly in or as if in a glider plane
  3. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).