glance

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glance
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Meanings
verb
  • take a brief or hurried look.
    E.g. Ginny glanced at her watch
  • hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
    E.g. the stone glanced off a crag and hit Tom on the head
noun
  • a brief or hurried look.
    E.g. I stole a glance at John
  • a flash or gleam of light.
    E.g. fish … sporting with quick glance, Show to the Sun their wav'd coats
  • a stroke with the bat's face turned slantwise to deflect the ball slightly.
noun
  • a shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.
    E.g. lead glance

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