| glimpse | (n) a brief or incomplete view, Example: from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake |
| glimpse | (n) a vague indication, Example: he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning |
| glimpse | (v) catch a glimpse of or see briefly, Example: We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine |
| Glimpse | v. i. |
| Glimpse | v. t. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. [ 1913 Webster ] Some glimpsing and no perfect sight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Glimpse | n. [ For glimse, from the root of glimmer. ] [ 1913 Webster ] LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen. S. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ] |