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Squint



Same as: hagioscope
Related forms — noun: squinter — adjective: squinty — verb: squint
noun
1.
(The act or an instance of squinting. A sideways glance. A quick look or glance: Take a squint at this view. An oblique reference or inclination) look with a squint ការមើលដោយបើកភ្នែកព្រឹមៗ, He has a squint ភាពស្រលៀងភ្នែក
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ភ្នែកកែក
adjective / adverb
1.
(Looking obliquely or askance) ដែលមិនត្រង់, ដែលវៀច
verbpast tense: squinted ; past participle: squinted ; present participle: squinting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to look at (a thing) with the eyes turned sideways or half shut) សំឡឹងដោយចង់បាន squint at the sun មើលដោយបើកភ្នែកព្រឹមៗ, (He) squints (slightly) ស្រលៀងភ្នែក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
(FIGURATIVE) Looking askance.
2.
The act or habit of squinting.
3.
A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
adjective
1.
Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes.
verbpast tense: squinted ; past participle: squinted ; present participle: squinting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
5.
(TRANSITIVE) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
6.
(TRANSITIVE) To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.