- glide
- [[t]glaɪd[/t]]v. glid•ed, glid•ing, n.1) to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance2) 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 powerb) to fly in a glider5) to produce a glide sound6) to cause to glide7) a gliding movement, as in dancing8) madportamento9) phna) a transitional sound heard during the articulation linking two contiguous speech sounds, as the y-sound often heard between the i and e ofquiet[/ex]b) a speech sound having the characteristics of both a consonant and a vowel; semivowel10) an act or instance of gliding11) a calm stretch of shallow, smoothly flowing water12) melslip I, 35)13) cvb a metal plate or plastic disk attached to the bottom of a furniture leg to facilitate moving and protect floors14) cvb a metal track in which a drawer, shelf, etc., moves in or out•Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE glīdan, c. OS glīdan, OHG glītan
From formal English to slang. 2014.