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| allude |
to refer to indirectly or in passing (usu. fol. by "to"). |
| glance |
to remark on or consider something briefly and in passing. [1/6 definitions] |
| glimpse |
to get a quick look at; see partially or in passing. [1/4 definitions] |
| graze2 |
to touch or brush lightly in passing. [2/4 definitions] |
| mention |
to speak of briefly or in passing. [1/2 definitions] |
| osmotic pressure |
the pressure created by a solvent in passing through a semipermeable membrane. (See osmosis.) |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| shave |
to brush or scrape against in passing. [1/8 definitions] |
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