Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/May 25

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Word of the day
for May 25
glance v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
    2. To look briefly at (something).
    3. To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
    4. (also figuratively) To cause (something) to move obliquely.
      1. (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
      2. (cricket) To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
    5. (figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.
    6. (obsolete)
      1. To touch (something) lightly or obliquely; to graze.
      2. To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. (also figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
      1. (cricket) To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
      2. (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
    2. Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
    3. Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
    4. (figuratively)
      1. Often followed by at: of the eyes or a person: to look briefly.
      2. Often followed by at: of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably; to allude to; to hint at.
    5. (obsolete)
      1. Followed by by: to pass near without coming into contact.
      2. To move quickly; to dart, to shoot.
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