lliscar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- glide verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
- scroll noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
- skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
- skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.
Senses
lliscar is used for these senses in English:
- glide (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- scroll (ambitransitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.
- skid (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
- skim (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- slide (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- slide (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.
- slope (transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
glide — full definition
- verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
- noun An instance of moving smoothly, or a flight made without engine power.
scroll — full definition
- noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
- verb To move text or images on a screen up, down, or sideways to view more content.
- verb (informal) To browse social media aimlessly for long stretches of time.