[ glɪ'sα:d , -'seɪd ]
■ noun
1》 a slide down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
2》 Ballet a movement in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body and then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.
■ verb perform or move by means of a ~.
Origin
C19: Fr., from glisser 'to slip, slide'.