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SQUINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
squint (cross one's eyes as if in strabismus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
Synonyms:
squint; strabismus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("squint" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
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)
Derivation:
squint (be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example:
sidelong glances
Synonyms:
askance; askant; asquint; sidelong; squint; squint-eyed; squinty
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they squint ... he / she / it squints
Past simple: squinted
Past participle: squinted
-ing form: squinting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example:
The children squinted so as to scare each other
Synonyms:
squinch; squint
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
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
Derivation:
squint (the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed)
squinter (a person with strabismus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Example:
The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "squint" is one way to...):
look (have a certain outward or facial expression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
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
Derivation:
squint (abnormal alignment of one or both eyes)
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