squint

[Squint]

You squint when you squeeze your eyes almost shut. If you are trying to see something far away, you will probably squint while you strain your eyes to see more clearly.

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Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.

Noun
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

Verb
partly close one''s eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"

Verb
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

Adjective S.
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

a.
Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.

n.
Fig.: Looking askance.

v. i.
To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.

v. i.
To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.

v. i.
To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

v. t.
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.

v. t.
To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.

n.
The act or habit of squinting.

n.
A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.

n.
Same as Hagioscope.

Squint

Squint , a. [Cf. D. schuinte a slope, schuin, schuinisch, sloping, oblique, schuins slopingly. Cf. Askant, Askance, Asquint.] 1. Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2. 2. Fig.: Looking askance. "Squint suspicion." Milton.

Squint

Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squinting.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.

Some can squint when they will.

2. (Med.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed. 3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

Squint

Squint, v. t. 1. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye. 2. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.

He . . . squints the eye, and makes the harelid.

Squint

Squint, n. 1. The act or habit of squinting. 2. (Med.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus. 3. (Arch.) Same as Hagioscope.

Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.

To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.

To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.

The act or habit of squinting.

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