v. i. | 1. | |
| 1. | To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye. |
| 2. | To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes. |
| 3. | To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp. |
| 4. | To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc. |
v. t. | 1. | To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question. |
| 2. | To trick; to deceive. |
n. | 1. | A glimpse or glance. |
| 2. | Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. |
| 3. | (Naut.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink. |
| 4. | (Sporting) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them. |