glance¹ /gläns/

1. To fly (off) obliquely on striking
2. To make a passing allusion, esp unfavourable (with at)
3. To snatch a momentary view (with at)
4. To dart a reflected ray, to flash

1. To catch a glimpse of
2. To cause (eg a ball or other object) to glance
3. To direct glancingly
4. To deflect
5. To glance at (obsolete)

1. An oblique impact or movement
2. A sudden shaft of reflected light
3. A darting of the eye
4. A momentary look
5. A deliberate stroke in which the ball is deflected only slightly from its line of flight (cricket)
6. A passing allusion, esp satirical (obsolete)

glancˈing noun and adjective

glancˈingly adverb

at a glance

Immediately, at a first look

glance at or over or through

To read quickly or cursorily

• flares
• flare stack
• flare stacks
• flare star
• flare stars
• flare-up
• flare-ups
• flarier
• flariest
• flaring
• flaringly
• flary
• flaser
• flasers
• flash
• flashback
• flashbacked
• flashbacking
• flashbacks
• flash blindness
• flashboard
• flashboards
• flashbulb
• flashbulbs
• flash burn