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