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Meaning Of Wink

  1. v. i.
    To nod; to sleep; to nap.
  2. v. i.
    To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
  3. v. i.
    To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
  4. v. i.
    To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
  5. v. i.
    To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
  6. v. i.
    To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
  7. v. t.
    To cause (the eyes) to wink.
  8. n.
    The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
  9. n.
    A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.



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