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| glide [ glīd ] |
verb (past and past participle glid·ed, present participle glid·ing, 3rd person present singular glides) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb move smoothly: to move in a smooth, effortless, and often graceful way, or cause something to move in this way
  seals gliding through the water
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2. intransitive verb change state smoothly: to pass smoothly, slowly, or gradually into a particular state
gliding in and out of consciousness
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3. transitive and intransitive verb aviation land without using engine: to bring an aircraft in to land without using engine power, or land without using the engine
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4. intransitive verb music use portamento: in music, to slide from one note to another
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5. intransitive verb phonetics make intermediate speech sound: to produce an intrusive speech sound when moving from one point of articulation to the next
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noun (plural glides) |
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1. smooth movement: a smooth, effortless, and often graceful movement
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2. dance smooth flowing dance: a dance with a smooth flowing movement
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3. dance dance step: a smoothly flowing dance step
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4. aviation landing without using engine: a controlled aircraft descent using no engine power
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5. geography slow-moving water: a stretch of calm, slowly flowing water in a river or large stream
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6. music
Same as portamento
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7. music extension for trombone: a piece of metal tubing used to extend the length of a trombone so that lower notes can be produced
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8. phonetics intermediate speech sound: an intrusive speech sound produced when a speaker is moving from one point of articulation to the next, e.g. the "w" sound in the middle of "going"
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9. phonetics
Same as semivowel
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10. furniture metal disk on furniture: a metal or plastic disk affixed to the bottom of the leg of a piece of furniture, to facilitate moving it across the floor
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11. furniture track for drawer: a track along which a drawer can be slid in or out easily
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| [ Old English glīdan< Germanic] |
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