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glide

glide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [glahyd]
    • /glaɪd/
    • /ɡlaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glahyd]
    • /glaɪd/

Definitions of glide word

  • verb without object glide to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. 1
  • verb without object glide to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often followed by along, away, by, etc.). 1
  • verb without object glide to move quietly or stealthily or without being noticed (usually followed by in, out, along, etc.). 1
  • verb without object glide Aeronautics. to move in the air, especially at an easy angle downward, with less engine power than for level flight, solely by the action of air currents and gravity, or by momentum already acquired. to fly in a glider. 1
  • verb without object glide Music. to pass from one note to another without a break. 1
  • verb with object glide to cause to glide. 1

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Origin of glide

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gliden (v.), Old English glīdan; cognate with German gleiten

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Glide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

glide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

glide usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for glide

verb glide

  • fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
  • slither — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
  • flit — to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
  • float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.

noun glide

  • walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.

Antonyms for glide

verb glide

  • walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
  • landEdwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

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