glance: Meaning and Definition of

glance

1. to look quickly or briefly.
2. to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight.
3. to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off&hasp;): The arrow glanced off his shield.
4. to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually fol. by at).

1. a quick or brief look.
2. a gleam or flash of light, esp. reflected light.
3. a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.
4. a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.
5. a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.

glance

1. any of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature.