catch+a+glimpse+of
21glimpse — [n] brief look eye, eyeball*, flash*, gander*, glance, glom*, gun*, impression, lamp*, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, sighting, slant, squint, swivel*; concept 623 Ant. stare glimpse [v] look briefly catch sight of, check out, descry,… …
22glimpse — (v.) c.1400, to glisten, be dazzling, probably from O.E. *glimsian shine faintly, from P.Gmc. *glim (see GLEAM (Cf. gleam)). If so, the intrusive p would be there to ease pronunciation. Sense of catch a quick view first recorded mid 15c. Related …
23glimpse — [glimps] vt. glimpsed, glimpsing [ME glimsen (with unhistoric p ) < base of OE glæm (see GLEAM), akin to MHG glimsen, MDu glinsen] to catch a brief, quick view of, as in passing; perceive momentarily and incompletely vi. to look quickly;… …
24catch sight of — ► catch sight of glimpse for a moment. Main Entry: ↑sight …
25catch sign of — glimpse, spot …
26glimpse — glimpse1 [ glımps ] noun count * 1. ) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only: glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she got a fleeting (=very quick) glimpse of the church… …
27glimpse — 01. We just barely got a [glimpse] of the cougar before it ran off. 02. Fans waited for hours outside the hotel waiting for a [glimpse] of their favorite rock star. 03. The computer exhibition offered a brief [glimpse] into the technological… …
28glimpse — I UK [ɡlɪmps] / US noun [countable] Word forms glimpse : singular glimpse plural glimpses * 1) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she… …
29glimpse — glimpse1 [glımps] n 1.) a quick look at someone or something that does not allow you to see them clearly glimpse of ▪ They caught a glimpse of a dark green car. brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (=a very short look) ▪ We only had a fleeting glimpse of …
30catch*/*/*/ — [kætʃ] (past tense and past participle caught [kɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to stop something that is falling or moving through the air, and hold it Stewart caught the ball with one hand.[/ex] A bucket stood under the hole to catch the rain.[/ex] 2)… …
