Squint Definition

skwĭnt
squinted, squinting, squints
verb
squinted, squinting, squints
To look or peer with the eyes partly closed, as when the light is too strong.
Webster's New World
To look or glance sideways.
American Heritage
To look with the eyes turned to the side; look obliquely or askance.
Webster's New World
To be cross-eyed.
Webster's New World
To cause to squint.
Webster's New World
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noun
The act of squinting.
Webster's New World
A quick look or glance.
Take a squint at this view.
American Heritage
An oblique reference or inclination.
American Heritage
An oblique or perverse tendency or bent.
Webster's New World
The condition of being cross-eyed; strabismus.
Webster's New World
adjective
Squinting; looking askance or sidelong.
Webster's New World
Squint-eyed.
American Heritage
Characterized by strabismus.
Squint eyes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Squint

Noun

Singular:
squint
Plural:
squints

Origin of Squint

  • Short for asquint

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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