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1. (v.i.) squint
to look with the eyes partly closed.
2. squint
to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed.
3. squint
to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance.
4. squint
to make or have an indirect reference or bearing (usu. fol. by toward, at, etc.).
5. (v.t.) squint
to cause to squint.
6. (n.) squint
an act or instance of squinting.
7. squint
a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus.
8. squint
a quick glance.
9. squint
an indirect reference, inclination, or tendency.
10. (adj.) squint
looking obliquely or with a side glance; looking askance.
11. squint
(of the eyes) affected with strabismus.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME; aph. var. of
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| Definition of 'squint' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) strabismus, squint
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
2. (adj) squint
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
3. (verb) askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
"her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
4. (verb) squint, squinch
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
"The children squinted so as to scare each other"
5. (verb) squint
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
6. (verb) squint
partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
"The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"
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1. (verb) squint
to push your eyelids partly shut so that you can see better
He squinted into the sun.
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1. (adj) squint
looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2
2. (noun) squint
fig.: Looking askance
3. (noun) squint
the act or habit of squinting
4. (noun) squint
a want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus
5. (noun) squint
same as Hagioscope
6. (verb) squint
to see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance
7. (verb) squint
to have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed
8. (verb) squint
to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely
9. (verb) squint
to turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye
10. (verb) squint
to cause to look with noncoincident optic axes
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Sense: to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this
The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.
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