- 1. v. i. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Source: opted
- 3. n. The act of flinching. Source: opted
- 4. n. a reflex response to sudden pain Source: wordnet
- 5. v. draw back, as with fear or pain Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. Locke. 2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. The act of flinching. Source: webster
- 7. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give atight croquet. Source: adambom
- 8. n:12/v:88 v. draw back, as with fear or pain Source: ecdict
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