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# glitch

noun (a glitch, glitches)

«glitch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A glitch is a small fault or problem that stops something working properly for a short time, especially in computers, games or machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#m1)
2. A glitch is a small, unexpected problem in a plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and technology lessons glitches happen in games, apps and websites; a «glitch» in a game may let a character walk through walls. In stories it shows something went a little wrong. Phrases: a technical glitch, a minor glitch, a computer glitch.

### Examples

- A glitch in the game made my character fall through the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x1)
- The show was delayed by a technical glitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x2)
- There was a glitch in the school's website, so we couldn't log in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x3)
- Apart from one glitch, the trip went perfectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x4)
- The robot had a glitch and spun in circles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x5)
- The update fixed the glitch in the app. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x6)
- The screen froze — just a little glitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a glitch, glitches (add -es). Informal, but fine in most writing. Smaller than a «breakdown» or «crash»; a glitch is usually short and minor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glitch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glitch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glitch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glitch.html) on Mova free.