Glide
WordNet
noun
(1) The activity of flying a glider
(2) 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"
(3) A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
verb
(4) Move smoothly and effortlessly
(5) Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
(6) Fly in or as if in a glider plane
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Old English glīdan, from West Germanic. Cognate with Dutch glijden, German gleiten.
Verb
- To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft.
- To cause to glide.