Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glance

1 sense of glance

Sense 1
glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil -- (a quick look)
       => look, looking, looking at -- (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb glance

2 senses of glance

Sense 1
glance, peek, glint -- (throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting")
       => look -- (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!")

Sense 2
glance -- (hit at an angle)
       => hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")

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