glide vs slew

glide and slew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No
slew	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slew is a hyponym of glide; that is, slew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glide:

Other hyponyms of glide include skid, slide, slip, slue, coast, skitter, snake, skate, plane, skim, surf, surfboard, body-surf, snowboard.

glide (noun)	slew (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

glide (verb)	slew (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
fly in or as if in a glider plane	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly