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Noun: glance  glãn(t)s
  1. A quick look
    "She gave a glance at her watch";
    - glimpse, coup d'oeil
Verb: glance  glãn(t)s
  1. Throw a glance at; take a brief look at
    "She only glanced at the paper";
    - peek, glint
     
  2. Hit at an angle
    "The ball glanced off the goalpost"

Derived forms: glancing, glances, glanced

Type of: butcher's [Brit, slang], collide with, gander [informal], hit, impact, impinge on, look, looking, looking at, run into, strike

Encyclopedia: Glance