Thesaurus: squint

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1. a. Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.
2. n. Fig.: Looking askance.
3. v. i. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
4. v. i. To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
5. v. i. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
6. v. t. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
7. v. t. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.
8. n. The act or habit of squinting.
9. n. A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
10. n. Same as Hagioscope.
11. adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
12. n. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes