to look with the eyes partly closed.

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

to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance.

to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually fol. by toward, at, etc.).

to close (the eyes) partly in looking

The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights.

to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely.

an act or instance of squinting.

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

Informal . a quick glance

Let me have a squint at that paper.

a looking obliquely or askance.

an indirect reference.

an inclination or tendency, esp. an oblique or perverse one.

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

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

Ophthalmology . (of the eyes) affected with strabismus.

verb

open

verb

cock the eye , look , look askance , look cross-eyed , peek , peep , screw up eyes , squinch , incline , lean , slant , trend , bent , cast , deviate , goggle , peer , skew , strabismus

noun

bias , cast , disposition , leaning , partiality , penchant , predilection , predisposition , proclivity , proneness , propensity , tendency , trend , turn , cross-eye , strabismus