glide

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. float, flow, skim; slip, slide, coast; skate, swim, ski. See motion, aviation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A gradual downward motion]

Syn. sinking, descent, loss of altitude, downward spiral, landing operation, volplaning, slide

Ant. plunge, debacle, crash.

2. [A smooth motion]

Syn. floating, continuous motion, smooth movement, flowing, slide, drift, swoop, wafting, skimming, flight, soaring, slither, zoom*.

Ant. shuffle, trot, jerk.

v.

1. [To move downward gradually]

Syn. descend, slip, decline, slide, stream, spiral, lose altitude.

2. [To move gently]

Syn. float, slide, drift, waft, skim, skip, trip, fly, coast, flit, wing, soar, coast along, drift along.

Ant. hit, rattle, lurch.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

slide, glissade, float, skim, plane, waft, coast, drift, skate, slip, flow, wing.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glissade, lapse, slide, slip, slither. See MOVE. 2. To maneuver gently and slowly into place: ease, slide, slip. See CAREFUL, EASY. 3. To proceed with ease, especially of expression: flow, roll, sail. See MOVE. 4. To move silently and furtively: creep, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal. Slang: gumshoe. See MOVE.