slide vs glide

slide and glide both are nouns.

slide and glide both are verbs.

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

As nouns, slide and glide are synonyms defined as:

slide and glide: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Other synonyms of slide include coast.

As verbs, glide is a hypernym of slide; that is, glide is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
glide: move smoothly and effortlessly

slide (noun)	glide (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
sloping channel through which things can descend	the activity of flying a glider
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	glide (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	move smoothly and effortlessly
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	fly in or as if in a glider plane
move smoothly along a surface	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Difference between slide and glide

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