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English noun: glide | |||
| 1. | glide (communication) a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | ||
| Synonyms | semivowel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phone, sound, speech sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | palatal | ||
| 2. | glide (act) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | ||
| Samples | His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill. The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope. | ||
| Synonyms | coast, slide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sideslip, skid, slip, snowboarding | ||
| 3. | glide (act) the activity of flying a glider | ||
| Synonyms | gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flight, flying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hang gliding, paragliding, parasailing | ||
English verb: glide | |||
| 1. | glide (motion) move smoothly and effortlessly | ||
| Examples | The cars glide down the avenue | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | body-surf, coast, plane, skate, skid, skim, skitter, slew, slide, slip, slue, snake, snowboard, surf, surfboard | ||
| 2. | glide (motion) fly in or as if in a glider plane | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aviate, fly, pilot | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kite, sailplane, soar | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 3. | glide (motion) cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||
| Examples | They glide the car down the avenue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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