glance

[[t]glæns, glɑns[/t]]

v. glanced, glanc•ing, n.

1) to look quickly or briefly

2) to gleam or flash; scintillate

3) to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off):

The arrow glanced off his shield[/ex]

4) to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usu. fol. by at)

5) to throw, hit, kick, or shoot (something) so as to cause an oblique bounce off a surface or object

6) archaic to cast or reflect, as a gleam

7) archaic to cast a glance at; catch a glimpse of

8) a quick or brief look:

She memorized the chart at a glance[/ex]

9) a gleam or flash, esp. of reflected light

10) a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound

11) a passing reference or allusion

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME; alter. (perh. influenced by obs. glent; see glint) of ME glacen to strike a glancing blow < OF glacier to slip, slide < L glaciāre to freeze. See glacé