[glahyd] 
verb, glid⋅ed, glid⋅ing, noun | 1. | to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. |
| 2. | to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.). |
| 3. | to move quietly or stealthily or without being noticed (usually fol. by in, out, along, etc.). |
| 4. | Aeronautics.
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| 5. | Music. to pass from one note to another without a break. |
| 6. | to cause to glide. |
| 7. | a gliding movement, as in dancing. |
| 8. | a dance marked by such movements. |
| 9. | Music. slur (def. 10a). |
| 10. | Phonetics.
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| 11. | a calm stretch of shallow, smoothly flowing water, as in a river. |
| 12. | an act or instance of gliding. |
| 13. | Metallurgy. slip 1 (def. 49). |
| 14. | a smooth metal plate, as on the bottom of the feet of a chair or table, to facilitate moving and to prevent scarring of floor surfaces. |
| 15. | a metal track in which a drawer, shelf, etc., moves in or out. |
