what does glide mean?
GLIDE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the activity of flying a glider
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Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
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- his slide didn”t stop until the bottom of the hill
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant
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Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GLIDE as VERB
- Meaning
- move smoothly and effortlessly
Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- fly in or as if in a glider plane
Hypernyms(s) glide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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