wink
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
winks
plural
winks
Britannica Dictionary definition of WINK
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1
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an act of closing and opening one eye very quickly often as a way of giving a secret signal or private message to someone
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Her wink told me she was just kidding.
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“I knew you could do it,” he said with a wink.
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He told her that he was working late, then gave me a wink. [=winked at me]
2
informal
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a very short amount of time
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see also forty winks
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It all disappeared in a wink. [=in an instant]
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She said hello, and (as) quick as a wink [=instantly], she was gone.
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I didn't get a wink of sleep last night. = I didn't sleep a wink last night. [=I didn't sleep at all last night]
tip (someone) the wink
2
wink
/ˈwɪŋk/
verb
winks;
winked;
winking
2
wink
/ˈwɪŋk/
verb
winks;
winked;
winking
Britannica Dictionary definition of WINK
1
a
:
to close and open one eye quickly as a signal to someone
— often + at
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He winked and said that he understood.
[no object]
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She winked at me as she asked what I was doing tonight.
[+ object]
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She winked an eye at me.
b
[no object]
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to close and open your eyes quickly
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blink
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The puppy was winking in the bright sun.
wink at
[phrasal verb]
wink at (someone or something)
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to pretend that you have not seen or noticed (something)
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ignore
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see also 2wink 1 (above)
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The city cops wink at the mayor's parking violations.
