squint

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for squint

squint 🔊 /skwɪˈnt/

squint : වපර

squint : ඇද වූ

squint : වපර ලෙස බලනවා

squint : වපරය

squint : යන්තමින් ඇස්කොනින් බැල්ම

squint definition

Adjective. Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.

Noun.

  1. Fig.: Looking askance.
  2. The act or habit of squinting.
  3. A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
  4. Same as Hagioscope.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
  2. To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
  3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

Transitive verb.

  1. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
  2. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.