The noun glide has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. semivowel, glide -- (a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant)
2. 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")
3. glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing -- (the activity of flying a glider)
Overview of verb glide
The verb glide has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) glide -- (move smoothly and effortlessly)
2. glide -- (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
3. glide -- (cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly)