Analysis Complete

glide

/ glide /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the activity of flying a glider
Type of:
flight flying
Kinds of:
hang gliding parasailing
Derived:
hang glide soar sailplane
verb Sense 2
move smoothly and effortlessly
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
skid slip slue slew slide
Derived:
slide coast glider sailplane
See also:
elapse lapse pass slip by glide by
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
slide coast
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
fly in or as if in a glider plane
Type of:
fly aviate pilot
Kinds of:
kite sailplane soar
Derived:
gliding sailplaning soaring sailing glider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
skid slip sideslip
Derived:
coast slide skid slip slue
noun Sense 6
a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant
Type of:
phone speech sound sound
Kinds of:
palatal
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

flight flying hang gliding parasailing travel go move skid slip slue slew slide