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Verb
/glīd/,
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glided, past participle; glided, past tense; glides, 3rd person singular present; gliding, present participle;
  1. Move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise
    • - a few gondolas glided past
  2. Cause to move with a smooth continuous motion

  3. Make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure

  4. (of a bird) Fly through the air with very little movement of the wings

Noun
  1. A smooth continuous movement

  2. An unpowered maneuver in an aircraft

  3. A flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft

  4. A smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing

  5. A sound produced as the vocal organs move toward or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /y/ in mute/myo͞ot/

  1. semivowel: a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  2. move smoothly and effortlessly
  3. fly in or as if in a glider plane
  4. slide: 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"
  5. the activity of flying a glider
  6. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
  7. The Glide automobile was an American automobile manufactured by the Bartholomew Company in Peoria Heights, Illinois beginning in 1902. Founded by John B. ...
  8. Glide is the name given to the solo project of Will Sergeant, who is better known as a founding member of Echo & the Bunnymen. Under the Glide moniker, Sergeant produces experimental, ambient and psychedelic instrumental music based around keyboard and electronic sounds.
  9. The float is a breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. ...
  10. Glide is the tenth solo album by American dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 2008 (see 2008 in music).
  11. In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel (or glide) is a sound that is phonetically equivalent to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary rather than nucleus.
  12. Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like pillow, and were made with children in mind. ...
  13. The act of gliding; Semivowel; An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact; To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft; To cause to glide
  14. (Glider) A simple object in Conway's Game of Life that swims diagonally through the grid space.
  15. (Glider) A window with a movable sash that slides horizontally. Also referred to as a horizontal sliding window.
  16. ("glider") Radio brevity code indicating that the pilot is out of fuel or has complete loss of engine power.
  17. (GLIDER) An unpowered aircraft capable of maintaining altitude only briefly after release from tow, then gliding to earth. Compare SAILPLANE.
  18. (Glider) A sliding window unit consists of two sashes: one that's stationary, one that slides left or right in a track. Screens can be placed on the exterior or interior of the window unit. Also called "sliders". ...
  19. (Glider) A term used for a paraglider.
  20. (Glider) A variety of AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, q.v.), usually relatively small (e.g., human-sized), which is launched from a platform (usually a ship). Gliders use changes in buoyancy and usually changes in angle of attack instead of motors to provide propulsive force. ...
  21. (Glider) A window with one or two sashes that slide sideways within a track.
  22. (Glider) An aircraft that has wings but no engine. (SS)
  23. (Glider) An un-powered heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight.
  24. (Glider) Corvette assembled at St. Louis with no engine or transmission.
  25. (Glider) Formerly "airplane," prior to running out of fuel.