[glide] vb glid.ed ; glid.ing [ME, fr. OE glidan; akin to OHG glitan to glide] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly "swans gliding over the lake"
2: to go or pass imperceptibly "hours glided by" 3 a of an airplane: to descend gradually in controlled flight b: to fly in a glider
4: to produce a glide (as in music or speech) ~ vt: to cause to glide
[2]glide n (1596) 1: the act or action of gliding
2: a calm stretch of shallow water flowing smoothly
3: portamento
4. a: a less prominent vowel sound produced by the passing of the vocal organs to or from the articulatory position of a speech sound--compare diphthong b: semivowel
5: a device for facilitating movement of something; esp: a circular usu. metal button attached to the bottom of furniture legs to provide a smooth surface