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GLANCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quick look

Synonyms:

coup d'oeil; glance; glimpse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("glance" is a kind of...):

look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glance"):

eye-beaming (a radiant glance of the eye)

side-glance; side-look (a glance sideways)

Derivation:

glance (throw a glance at; take a brief look at)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit at an angle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "glance" is one way to...):

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at

Example:

I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting

Synonyms:

glance; glint; peek

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "glance" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They glance up the hill

Derivation:

glance (a quick look)

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 Context examples: 

At this solemn indictment the novice raised his hand and twitched his lip, while even the placid senior brothers glanced across at each other and coughed to cover their amusement.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His eyes never met mine; they kept wandering to and fro, up and down, now with a look to the sky, now with a flitting glance upon the dead O'Brien.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Each closet needed but a glance, for all were empty, and all, by the dust that fell from their doors, had stood long unopened.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

From the flushed faces and angry glances it was evident that the question was one upon which there was strong feeling upon both sides.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes and I glanced at each other, and Hall Pycroft took a step towards the table.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He pulled a manuscript from his inside coat pocket and passed it to Martin, who looked at the title and glanced up curiously.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Her sympathy was ours; her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

"Ah!" cried Captain Wentworth, instantly, and with half a glance at Anne, "it is the very man we passed."

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Happy the glance that first distinguished Catherine!

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Here was a sly glance at Emma.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)