GLANCE

I. verb (~d; glancing) Etymology: Middle English glencen, glenchen Date: 15th century intransitive verb to strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle , 2. to make sudden quick movements , to flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light , to touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly , 4. to move swiftly from one thing to another, to take a quick look at something , transitive verb 1. archaic to take a quick look at, to catch a glimpse of, to give an oblique path of direction to:, to throw or shoot so that the object ~s from a surface, to aim (as an innuendo) indirectly ; insinuate , ~r noun II. noun Date: 1503 1. a quick intermittent flash or gleam, a sudden quick movement, 2. a rapid oblique movement, a deflected impact or blow, 3. a swift movement of the eyes, a quick or cursory look, 4. archaic a brief satirical reference to something ; gibe , allusion