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Verb (used without object)

to look with the eyes partly closed.
Ophthalmology . to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed.
to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance.
to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually fol. by toward, at, etc.).

Verb (used with object)

to close (the eyes) partly in looking
The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights.
to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely.

Noun

an act or instance of squinting.
Ophthalmology . a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus.
Informal . a quick glance
Let me have a squint at that paper.
a looking obliquely or askance.
an indirect reference.
an inclination or tendency, esp. an oblique or perverse one.
Also called hagioscope. (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar.

Adjective

looking obliquely; looking with a side glance; looking askance.
Ophthalmology . (of the eyes) affected with strabismus.

Antonyms

verb
open

Synonyms

verb
cock the eye , look , look askance , look cross-eyed , peek , peep , screw up eyes , squinch , incline , lean , slant , trend , bent , cast , deviate , goggle , peer , skew , strabismus
noun
bias , cast , disposition , leaning , partiality , penchant , predilection , predisposition , proclivity , proneness , propensity , tendency , trend , turn , cross-eye , strabismus

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