What does "squint" mean?

An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.

What is a synonym for "squint"?

Common synonyms include: strabismus, aberration, askance, askant, asquint, cast.

//skwɪnt// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
2
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed wordnet
3
The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
"He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint."
4
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes wordnet
5
A quick or sideways glance.

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6
A short look; a peep. informal
"—And here she is, says Alf, that was giggling over the Police Gazette with Terry on the counter, in all her warpaint. —Give us a squint at her, says I."
7
A hagioscope.
8
The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
9
An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.

Verb

1
To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. intransitive
"The children squinted to frighten each other."
2
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus wordnet
3
To look or glance sideways. intransitive
4
partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light wordnet
5
To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus. intransitive

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be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus wordnet
7
To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something. figuratively, intransitive
"Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is a squinting toward hypnotism."
8
To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely. Scotland, intransitive
9
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely. transitive
"to squint an eye"