glide

[[t]glaɪd[/t]]

v. glid•ed, glid•ing, n.

1) to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance

2) to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.)

3) to move quietly or without being noticed (usu. fol. by in, out, along, etc.)

4) aer.

a) to move in the air, esp. at an easy angle downward, with little or no engine power

b) to fly in a glider

5) to produce a glide sound

6) to cause to glide

7) a gliding movement, as in dancing

8) mad

portamento

9) phn

a) a transitional sound heard during the articulation linking two contiguous speech sounds, as the y-sound often heard between the i and e of

quiet[/ex]

b) a speech sound having the characteristics of both a consonant and a vowel; semivowel

10) an act or instance of gliding

11) a calm stretch of shallow, smoothly flowing water

12) mel

slip I, 35)

13) cvb a metal plate or plastic disk attached to the bottom of a furniture leg to facilitate moving and protect floors

14) cvb a metal track in which a drawer, shelf, etc., moves in or out

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE glīdan, c. OS glīdan, OHG glītan