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Meaning of 'squint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squint [ a.]
- Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.
2 . Squint [ n.]
- Fig.: Looking askance.
- The act or habit of squinting.
- A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
- Same as Hagioscope.
3 . Squint [ v. i.]
- To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
- To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
- To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
4 . Squint [ v. t.]
- To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
- To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.

Meaning of 'squint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squint [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example in sentence:
  • The children squinted so as to scare each other
Meaning (2):
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Example in sentence:
  • The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
3 . squint [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example in sentence:
  • her eyes with their misted askance look;
  • sidelong glances

Nearby Words:

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