Definition of squint Squint

/skwɪˈnt/ - [skwint] - squint

We found 32 definitions of squint from 6 different sources.

What does squint mean?

Noun Plural: squints
squint - the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
		looking at, looking, look the act of searching visually
squint - abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
		strabismus
		abnormalcy, abnormality behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
		convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye, esotropia strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
Verb squints, squinting, squinted
squint - cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
		squinch
		grimace, make a face, pull a face contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
squint - be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
		look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
squint - partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"
		look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"

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squint (Noun)
An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
squint (Noun)
The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.
squint (Noun)
A quick or sideways glance.
squint (Noun)
A short look.
squint (Noun)
A hagioscope.
squint (Noun)
The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
squint (Verb)
To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
squint (Verb)
To look or glance sideways.
squint (Verb)
To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
squint (Verb)
To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
squint (Verb)
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.

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

squint
Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion (used especially of glances).
squint
To have the two eyes not looking in the same direction.
squint
To voluntarily cross the eyes so that they do not look in the same direction.
squint
Having the two eyes not looking in the same direction.

squint
skwint, adj. looking obliquely: having the vision distorted.—v.i. to look obliquely: to have the vision distorted.—v.t. to cause to squint.—n. act or habit of squinting: an oblique look: distortion of vision: a hagioscope, a narrow aperture cut in the wall of a church (generally about two feet wide) to enable persons standing in the side-chapels, &c., to see the elevation of the host at the high-altar.—n. Squint′-eye, an eye that squints.—adj. Squint′-eyed, looking obliquely: oblique, malignant.—n. Squint′ing, technically Strabismus, a common deformity which may be defined as a want of parallelism in the visual axes, when the patient endeavours to direct both eyes to an object at the same time.—adv. Squint′ingly. [Scand.; Sw. svinka, to shrink, a nasalised form of svika, to fail.]