glide vs surf

glide and surf both are nouns.

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

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

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

glide (noun)	surf (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	waves breaking on the shore
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

glide (verb)	surf (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly	switch channels, on television
fly in or as if in a glider plane	look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly	ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard