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Noun glide has 3 senses

semivowel, glide - a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant
--₁ is a kind of phone, speech sound, sound
--₁ has particulars: palatal
slide, glide, coast - 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"
--₂ is a kind of motion, movement, move
--₂ has particulars: skid, slip, sideslip
Derived forms: verb glide₃, verb glide₁
glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing - the activity of flying a glider
--₃ is a kind of flight, flying
--₃ has particulars: hang gliding; parasailing
Derived form: verb glide₂

Verb glide has 3 senses

glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun glide₂, noun glider₁
Sample sentence:
The cars glide down the avenue
glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane
--₂ is one way to fly, aviate, pilot

Derived forms: noun glide₃, noun glider₁, noun gliding₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
glide - cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
--₃ is one way to move, displace

Derived form: noun glide₂
Sample sentence:
They glide the car down the avenue