Thesaurus: wink

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1. v. i. To nod; to sleep; to nap.
2. v. i. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
3. v. i. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
4. v. i. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
5. v. i. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
6. v. i. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
7. v. t. To cause (the eyes) to wink.
8. n. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
9. n. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
10. n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
11. n. closing one eye quickly as a signal
12. n. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly