GLASS OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glass over mean? 

• GLASS OVER (verb)
  The verb GLASS OVER has 1 sense:

1. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

  Familiarity information: GLASS OVER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLASS OVER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over

Context example:

Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

Hypernyms (to "glass over" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

He got up abruptly and tried to see himself in the dirty looking-glass over the wash-stand.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)