squint
intransitive verb
- to look or peer with the eyes partly closed, as when the light is too strong
- to look with the eyes turned to the side; look obliquely or askance
- to be cross-eyed
- to incline or have a tendency (toward a given direction, belief, etc.)
- to deviate from a given line, tendency, etc.
transitive verb
- to cause to squint
- to keep (the eyes) partly closed in peering at something
noun
- the act of squinting
- an inclination or tendency
- an oblique or perverse tendency or bent
- the condition of being cross-eyed; strabismus
- Informal a look or glance, often sidelong or casual
adjective
- squinting; looking askance or sidelong
- characterized by strabismus: squint eyes
See squint in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(skwĭnt)
verb squint·ed,
squint·ing,
squints verb, intransitive- To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight.
a. To look or glance sideways.
b. To look askance, as in disapproval.
- To have an indirect reference or inclination.
- To be affected with strabismus.
verb, transitive- To cause to squint.
- To close (the eyes) partly while looking.
noun- The act or an instance of squinting.
a. A sideways glance.
b. A quick look or glance: Take a squint at this view.
- An oblique reference or inclination.
- See strabismus.
- A hagioscope.
adjective- Looking obliquely or askance.
- Squint-eyed.
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