Definition of Squint
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(a.) Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.
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(n.) Fig.: Looking askance.
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(v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
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(v. i.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
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(v. i.) To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
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(v. t.) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
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(v. t.) To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.
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(n.) The act or habit of squinting.
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(n.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
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(n.) Same as Hagioscope.
Antonyms of Squint
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Homophones of Squint
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