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glide vs body-surf

body-surf vs glide

glide is a noun but body-surf is not a noun.

glide and body-surf both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glide Yes No Yes No
body-surf No No Yes No
As verbs, body-surf is a hyponym of glide; that is, body-surf is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glide:
  • glide: move smoothly and effortlessly
  • body-surf: ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard
Other hyponyms of glide include skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, coast, skitter, snake, skate, plane, skim, surf, surfboard, snowboard.
glide (noun) body-surf (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
glide (verb) body-surf (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard
fly in or as if in a glider plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
Difference between glide and body-surf

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