gammon vs glide

gammon

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

noun
  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

glide

verb
  • To cause to glide. 

  • To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. 

  • To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish. 

  • To pass with a glide, as the voice. 

noun
  • An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact. 

  • A bird, the glede or kite. 

  • The joining of two sounds without a break. 

  • A transitional sound, especially a semivowel. 

  • A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz. 

  • The act of gliding. 

  • A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor. 

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