glide in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   slide  glide  coast 
   
2. the activity of flying a glider
   glide  gliding  sailplaning  soaring  sailing 
   
3. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
   semivowel  glide 
   

1. move smoothly and effortlessly
   glide 
   
2. fly in or as if in a glider plane
   glide 
   
3. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
   glide