Entry Word: glide

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to move or proceed smoothly and readily <looking for a course that he could just glide through> — see flow 2
2 to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings <a kite gliding on the breeze> — see fly 1
3 to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air <water striders gliding along the surface of the brook> — see float