squint
IPA: skwˈɪnt
noun
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- (informal) A short look; a peep.
- A hagioscope.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
verb
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
adjective
- Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
- (Scotland) askew, not level
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Examples of "squint" in Sentences
- She has squint eyes.
- He has the same thick mustache, and is squint.
- In fairness, he might be squinting in the bright sun.
- The trademark squint was partly due to these cigarros.
- I just can't manage to squint my eyes in the right way.
- He also seems to squint, possibly because of the light.
- He has the same thick mustache, and even has the squint.
- Some people kind of squint or scowl when they get tired.
- Thus, when the patient purses their lips, the ipsilateral eye will squint.
- Actually the same applies for the first, but I have to squint harder there.
- It apparently eats Captain Squint and creates a whirlpool to sink the ship.
- (It also brings back Eric Millegan as the original "squint" - ern, Zack Addy, in happier times.)
- Although the child squints, it must not be called squint-eyed, but love-eyed, and even a wart must be thought to become it.
- "Need to create an idea-friendly environment where leaders can 'squint' and see the shape of an idea" - Tom Kelley #hksummit Yes!
- The difficult spot, which the Dutch settlers called a squint path, was passed, and the waggon gained the top of the height, when at some distance a broad river was seen flowing to the southward.
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