SQUINTS

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Definition

noun
  1. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
    “He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.”
  3. A quick or sideways glance.
  4. A short look.
  5. A hagioscope.
verb
  1. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
    “The children squinted to frighten each other.”
  2. To look or glance sideways.
  3. To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  4. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
  5. To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

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