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1. | To nod; to sleep; to nap. | ||||
2. | To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion. | ||||
3. | To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink. | ||||
4. | To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. | ||||
5. | To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at. | ||||
6. | To be dim and flicker;
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v. t. | 1. | To cause (the eyes) to wink. | |||
n. | 1. | The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment. | |||
2. | A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast. |
Noun | 1. | wink - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" Synonyms: instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash |
2. | wink - closing one eye quickly as a signal | |
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Verb | 1. | wink - signal by winking; "She winked at him" |
2. | wink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" | |
3. | wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" | |
4. | wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" Synonyms: blink away, blink |