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squint

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly:

Examples:

The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.
2
If a person or an eye squints, the eye looks in a different direction to the other eye, because of a weakness of the eye muscles:

Examples:

Lili's left eye squinted slightly when she was tired.
3
a condition caused by a weakness of the eye muscles that makes the eyes look in different directions from each other:

Examples:

As a child she wore thick glasses and had a bad squint.
4
an expression in which someone's eyes are partly closed, usually in order to see more clearly:

Examples:

Wear shades even in winter when the sun is bright - a squint is not a good look in any season.
a big smile that pushes his eyes into a squint
5
a quick look:

Examples:

"The back wheel of my bike doesn't seem straight." "I'll have/take a squint at it if you like."
6
to look with your eyes partly closed:

Examples:

He squinted into the morning sun.

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