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glance off something — … Useful english dictionary
steal a glance (at something) — steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
glance — glance1 [ glæns ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) glance at/over/toward etc. to look somewhere quickly and then look away: He glanced over his shoulder nervously. I glanced up to see Guido watching me from the window. Robin glanced around the room. I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glance — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to quickly look at someone or something once (+ at/towards/up etc): He glanced nervously at his watch. | Nadine glanced round to see if there was anyone that she knew. 2 (+ at/over etc): Can you glance… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
glance — [[t]glɑ͟ːns, glæ̱ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ glances, glancing, glanced 1) VERB If you glance at something or someone, you look at them very quickly and then look away again immediately. [V prep/adv] He glanced at his watch... [V prep/adv] I glanced back. 2)… … English dictionary
GLANCE (AIMLESS GLANCE OF COWBOY HERO) — This term originates with Umberto Echo and refers to the stylistic convention of the hero’s laconic facial expressions in the face of danger. Clint Eastwood in particular, in the Sergio Leone Westerns, casts about that expressionless look in… … Westerns in Cinema
glance off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms glance off : present tense I/you/we/they glance off he/she/it glances off present participle glancing off past tense glanced off past participle glanced off glance off something to hit something lightly and… … English dictionary
glance — [15] ‘Touch or deflect lightly’, as in ‘glance off something’ and a ‘glancing blow’, is the primary meaning of glance; ‘look briefly’ did not develop until the 16th century. The word may have originated as an alteration of the Middle English verb … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
glance — [15] ‘Touch or deflect lightly’, as in ‘glance off something’ and a ‘glancing blow’, is the primary meaning of glance; ‘look briefly’ did not develop until the 16th century. The word may have originated as an alteration of the Middle English verb … Word origins
glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… … New thesaurus
