SQUINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squint mean?
• SQUINT (noun)
The noun SQUINT has 2 senses:
1. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
2. the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
Familiarity information: SQUINT used as a noun is rare.
• SQUINT (adjective)
The adjective SQUINT has 1 sense:
1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Familiarity information: SQUINT used as an adjective is very rare.
• SQUINT (verb)
The verb SQUINT has 3 senses:
1. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
2. be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
3. partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Familiarity information: SQUINT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SQUINT (noun)
Meaning:
Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
squint; strabismus
Hypernyms ("squint" is a kind of...):
abnormal condition; abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squint"):
convergent strabismus; cross-eye; crossed eye; esotropia (strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose)
divergent strabismus; exotropia; walleye (strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward)
Meaning:
The act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("squint" is a kind of...):
look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
• SQUINT (adjective)
Meaning:
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Synonyms:
squint; sidelong; asquint; askant; askance; squint-eyed; squinty
Context examples:
her eyes with their misted askance look / sidelong glances
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
• SQUINT (verb)
Meaning:
Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
squint; squinch
Context example:
The children squinted so as to scare each other
Hypernyms (to "squint" is one way to...):
grimace; make a face; pull a face (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "squint" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They squint up the hill
Meaning:
Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
Hypernyms (to "squint" is one way to...):
look (have a certain outward or facial expression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
