A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
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A quick flash of light; a gleam.
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An oblique movement following impact; a deflection: The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.
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Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.
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A quick intermittent flash or gleam.
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idiom
At first glance On initial consideration: At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.
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verb-transitive
To cause to strike a surface at an angle: glanced a stone off the wall.
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verb-intransitive
To direct the gaze briefly: glance at the menu; glanced in the rearview mirror.
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To make a passing reference; touch briefly: a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.
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To move rapidly from one thing to another. Used of the eyes.
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To shine briefly; glint. See Synonyms at flash.
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To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield. See Synonyms at brush1.
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verb
To strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle.
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To make sudden quick movements.
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To flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light.
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To touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly.
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To move swiftly from one thing to another.
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