squint

squint

 (skwĭnt)

v. squint·ed, squint·ing, squints

v.intr.

1. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight.

2.

a. To look or glance sideways.

b. To look askance, as in disapproval.

3. To have an indirect reference or inclination.

4. To be affected with strabismus.

v.tr.

1. To cause to squint.

2. To close (the eyes) partly while looking.

n.

1. The act or an instance of squinting.

2.

a. A sideways glance.

b. A quick look or glance: Take a squint at this view.

3. An oblique reference or inclination.

4. See strabismus.

5. A hagioscope.

adj.

1. Looking obliquely or askance.

2. Squint-eyed.

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[Short for asquint.]

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squint′er n.

squint′y adj.

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squint

(skwɪnt)

vb

1. (Physiology) (usually intr) to cross or partly close (the eyes)

2. (Pathology) (intr) to have a squint

3. (intr) to look or glance sideways or askance

n

4. (Pathology) the nontechnical name for strabismus

5. the act or an instance of squinting; glimpse

6. (Architecture) Also called: hagioscope a narrow oblique opening in a wall or pillar of a church to permit a view of the main altar from a side aisle or transept

7. informal a quick look; glance

adj

8. (Pathology) having a squint

9. informal crooked; askew

[C14: short for asquint]

ˈsquinter n

ˈsquinty adj

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squint

(skwɪnt)

v.i.

1. to look with the eyes partly closed.

2. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed.

3. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance.

4. to make or have an indirect reference or bearing (usu. fol. by toward, at, etc.).

v.t.

5. to cause to squint.

n.

6. an act or instance of squinting.

7. a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus.

8. a quick glance.

9. an indirect reference, inclination, or tendency.

10. Also called hagioscope. (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar.

adj.

11. looking obliquely or with a side glance; looking askance.

12. (of the eyes) affected with strabismus.

[1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of asquint to one side, askance]

squint′er, n.

squint′ing•ly, adv.

squint′y, adj.

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squint

- Short for the obsolete asquint, which may have come from Dutch schuin, "sideways, sloping."

See also related terms for sloping.

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squint

Past participle: squinted
Gerund: squinting

Imperative

squint

squint

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squint - abnormal alignment of one or both eyes strabismus abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies convergent strabismus, crossed eye, cross-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
	2.	squint - the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
Verb	1.	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"
	2.	squint - be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
	3.	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"
Adj.	1.	squint - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint-eyed, squinty indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

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squint

verb

1. peer, screw up your eyes, narrow your eyes, look through narrowed eyes The girl squinted at the photograph.

noun

1. cross eyes, strabismus she had a bad squint in her right eye

2. look, glimpse, peek, glance, butcher's (Brit. slang), gander (informal), look-see (slang), shufti (Brit. slang) (informal) They have waited a long time to have a squint inside my lovely shed.

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squint

verb

1. To peer with the eyes partly closed:

squinch.

Idiom: screw up one's eyes.

2. To have a tendency or inclination:

incline, lean, slant, tend, trend.

noun

1. An inclination to something:

bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, tendency, trend, turn.

2. The condition of not having the visual axes parallel:

cross-eye, strabismus.

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Translations

حَوَلمائِلنَظْرَهيَحْوِل عَيْنَهيَنْظُر بِعَيْن نِصْف مُقْفَلَه

mžouratšilhatnakřivošilhánídívat se přivřenýma očima

kigge med sammenknebne øjneskævskeløjethedkig

SchielenblinzelnschiefBlick

αλληθωρίζωλοξοκοιτάζω

bizquearentrecerrar los ojosbizcar

karsastaakarsastuskatsoa kieroonvilkaisuvilkuilla

loucherstrabismeclignercoup d'oeilde travers

žmirkati

bandzsíthunyorítkancsalság

òaî aî kíkja á e-îpíra augunrangeygîskakkurvera rangeygîur

essere strabicosguardosocchiudere gli occhistrabicostrabismo

斜視である

눈을 가늘게 뜨고 보다

žiūrėti prisimerkusžvairumasžvairuoti

acu uzmetienspaskatīšanāssašķiebiesšķībsšķielēšana

scheelkijkenturen

skjeleskjelingskotteblingseblingsing

zmrużyć oczy

olhar com os olhos meio fechados

косить (глазами)прищур

pozerať sa privretými očamiškúlenieškúliť

kisa

ชำเลืองมอง

şaşı bakmakşaşılıkyamukgöz atmagözlerini kısarak bakmak

bị lác mắt

一瞧斜地斜的斜眼斜置地

squint

[skwɪnt]

A. N

1. (Med) → estrabismo m
to have a squint → tener estrabismo, ser bizco
he has a terrible squint → se le nota mucho que es bizco

2. (= sidelong look) → mirada f de soslayo, mirada f de reojo
let's have a squint → déjame ver
have a squint at this → mírame esto

B. VI

1. (Med) → bizquear, ser bizco

2. to squint at sth (quickly) → echar un vistazo a algo; (with half-closed eyes) → mirar algo con los ojos entrecerrados
he squinted in the sunlight → entrecerró los ojos por el sol

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squint

[ˈskwɪnt]

vi → loucher
to squint at sth (in bright light) → regarder qch en plissant les yeux; (surreptitiously) → regarder qch du coin de l'œil

n → strabisme m
He has a squint
BUT Il louche. → Il souffre de strabisme.

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squint

n

(Med) → Schielen nt no pl; to have a squint → leicht schielen; he has a terrible squint in his left eye → er schielt furchtbar auf dem linken Auge

(inf: = look) → Blick m; (= sidelong glance) → Seitenblick m; to have or take a squint at somebody/something → einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen; (obliquely) → jdn/etw von der Seite ansehen, nach jdm/etw schielen

vi → schielen; (in strong light etc) → blinzeln; to squint at somebody/something → nach jdm/etw schielen; (quickly) → einen kurzen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen

adj (= crooked) → schief

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squint

[skwɪnt]

1. n (Med) → strabismo; (sidelong look) → occhiata, sbirciata
to have a squint (Med) → essere strabico/a
let's have a squint (fam) → diamo un'occhiata

2. vi (Med) → essere strabico/a
to squint at sth → guardare qc di traverso (quickly) → sbirciare qc
he squinted in the sunlight → la luce del sole gli faceva strizzare gli occhi

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squint

(skwint) verb

1. to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this. The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose. skeel kyk يَحْوِل عَيْنَه гледам накриво ser vesgo šilhat schielen være skeløjet αλληθωρίζω kõõritama با چشمهاي چپ شده نگاه كردن karsastaa loucher לִפזוֹל भेंगा होना škiljiti, žmirkati bandzsít juling vera rangeygður (essere strabico) やぶにらみする 사시이다 žvairuoti šķielēt juling scheel kijken skjele, blingsezezowaćser vesgo a avea strabism, a se uita cruciş косить škúliť škiliti gledati razroko skela ตาเหล่ şaşı bakmak 斜視 косити ترچھی نظروں سے دیکھنا có tật lác mắt 斜视

2. (with at, ~up at, ~through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes. He squinted through the telescope. tuur يَنْظُر بِعَيْن نِصْف مُقْفَلَه присвивам очи olhar com os olhos semicerrados dívat se přivřenýma očima blinzeln kigge med sammenknebne øjne κοιτάζω με μισόκλειστα μάτια piiluma با چشم نيمه باز نگاه كردن katsoa silmät sirrillään plonger son regard dans לְצַמצֵם חֲרַכֵּי עֵינָיִים कनखी मारना, तिरछी नजर से देखना škiljiti hunyorít menyipitkan mata píra augun (guardare socchiudendo gli occhi) 目を細くして見る 눈을 가늘게 뜨고 보다 žiūrėti prisimerkus skatīties, piemiedzot aci/piemiegtām acīm menyepetkan mata turenmyse med øynene, skotte patrzeć przymrużonymi oczami olhar com os olhos semicerrados a privi cruciş la щуриться pozerať sa s privretými očami, prižmúriť oči gledati s priprtimi očmi škiljiti kisa ชำเลือง gözlerini kısarak bakmak 瞇眼看 мружитися ادھ کھلی آنکھوں سے دیکھنا nheo mắt 眯眼看

noun

1. a squinting position of the eyes. an eye-operation to correct her squint. skeel kyk حَوَل кривогледство estrabismo šilhání das Schielen skeløjethed στραβισμός, αλληθώρισμα kõõrsilmsus لوچي karsastus strabisme לִפזוֹל भेंगापन škiljenje, razrokost kancsalság keadaan juling rangeygð strabismo 斜視 사시 žvairumas šķielēšana keadaan juling scheel oog skjeling, blingsingzez estrabismo strabism косоглазие škuľavosť škiljenje zrikavost vindögdhet, skelning ตาเหล่ şaşılık 斜視 косоокість بھینگا پن tật lác mắt 斜眼

2. a glance or look at something. Let me have a squint at that photograph. loer نَظْرَه бърз поглед olhada krátký pohled der Blick kig ματιά pilk نيم نگاه vilkaisu coup d'oeil לְאַמֵץ מַבָּט कनखी, कटाक्ष pogled futó pillantás pandangan það að kíkja á e-ð occhiata 一べつ 흘끗 보기 žvilgtelėjimas acu uzmetiens; paskatīšanās pandangan blikkikkspojrzenie olhadela privire взгляд letmý pohľad bežen pogled pogled titt การชำเลืองมอง göz atma 一瞥 погляд скоса ایک نظر cái liếc mắt 一瞧

adjective, adverb

(placed etc) crookedly or not straight. Your hat is squint. skeef مائِل наклонен torto nakřivo schief skæv στραβά viltu نگاه زير چشمي vinossa de traversעקום भेंगा, दुर्भावपूर्ण neravan, kriv ferde tidak lurus skakkur storto まがっている 비뚤어진 kreivas; kreivai sašķiebies; šķībs senget scheefskjevkrzywy, na bakier de través înclinat косо nakrivo poševno nakrivljen sned ที่เอียง yamuk 斜(置)的 зкошений ٹیڑھا không thẳng, xiên, lệch 斜（置）的

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squint

→ يَنْظُرُ بِعَيْنَيْـنِ نِصْفَ مُغْمَضَتَيْـنِ mžourat kigge med sammenknebne øjne schielen αλληθωρίζω bizquear, entrecerrar los ojos karsastaa loucher žmirkati strizzare gli occhi 斜視である 눈을 가늘게 뜨고 보다 turen skjele zmrużyć oczy olhar com os olhos meio fechados косить (глазами) kisa ชำเลืองมอง şaşı bakmak bị lác mắt 眯着眼看

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squint

n. estrabismo; acción de encoger los ojos como protección contra una luz intensa, o para tratar de ver mejor. V.: strabismus

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

squint

vt, vi entrecerrar, entornar (los ojos)

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