Lexic.us

Definition of Glide

1. Verb. Move smoothly and effortlessly. "The cars glide down the avenue"

2. Noun. A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.

3. Verb. Fly in or as if in a glider plane.

4. Noun. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it. ; "The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

5. Verb. Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly. "They glide the car down the avenue"

6. Noun. The activity of flying a glider.

Definition of Glide

1. n. The glede or kite.

2. v. i. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.

3. n. The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction.

4. n. Movement of a glider, aëroplane, etc., through the air under gravity or its own movement.

5. v. i. To move through the air by virtue of gravity or momentum; to volplane.

Definition of Glide

1. Verb. (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause to glide. ¹

4. Noun. The act of gliding. ¹

5. Noun. (linguistics) Semivowel ¹

6. Noun. (fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glide

1. to move effortlessly [v GLIDED, GLIDING, GLIDES]

Medical Definition of Glide

1. The glede or kite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glide

glibenclamides glibly glibness glibnesses glibs glicentin glicke glickes gliclazide glid

glidant glidden glidder gliddery gliddest glide (current term) glide-bomb glide by glide path glide ratio

glide slope glided glidepath glidepaths glider glider gun gliders glides glidest glideth

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