"throw an eye" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw an eye.ogg [Australia] Forms: throws an eye [present, singular, third-person], throwing an eye [participle, present], threw an eye [past], thrown an eye [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> an eye}} throw an eye (third-person singular simple present throws an eye, present participle throwing an eye, simple past threw an eye, past participle thrown an eye)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To glance; peep. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-throw_an_eye-en-verb-V6Ps531l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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