ALL meanings of gloss over
gloss o·ver
G g - noun gloss over an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text. 1
- noun gloss over a series of verbal interpretations of a text. 1
- noun gloss over a glossary. 1
- noun gloss over an artfully misleading interpretation. 1
- verb with object gloss over to insert glosses on; annotate. 1
- verb with object gloss over to place (a word) in a gloss. 1
- verb with object gloss over to give a specious interpretation of; explain away (often followed by over or away): to gloss over a serious problem with a pat solution. 1
- verb without object gloss over to make glosses. 1
- transitivephrasal verb gloss over avoid dealing with in detail 1
- verb gloss over (Transitive Verb) IDI To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. 0
- verb gloss over (Transitive Verb) IDI To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp. 0
- phrasal verb gloss over If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. 0
- verb gloss over to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance 0
- verb gloss over to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something 0