[blingk] 
| 1. | to open and close the eye, esp. involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly. |
| 2. | to look with winking or half-shut eyes: I blinked at the harsh morning light. |
| 3. | to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually fol. by at): She blinked at his sudden fury. |
| 4. | to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often fol. by at): to blink at another's eccentricities. |
| 5. | to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle: The light on the buoy blinked in the distance. |
| 6. | to open and close (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly and repeatedly; wink: She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up. |
| 7. | to cause (something) to blink: We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response. |
| 8. | to ignore deliberately; evade; shirk. |
| 9. | an act of blinking: The faithful blink of the lighthouse. |
| 10. | a gleam; glimmer: There was not a blink of light anywhere. |
| 11. | Chiefly Scot. a glance or glimpse. |
| 12. | Meteorology.
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| 13. | on the blink, not in proper working order; in need of repair: The washing machine is on the blink again. |
