- (v.t.) To cause (the eyes) to wink.
- (n.) The act of closing or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
- (n.) A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
- (v.i.) To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
- (v.i.) To nod; to sleep; to nap.
- (v.i.) To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
- (v.i.) To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
- (v.i.) To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
- (v.i.) To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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