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verb (used without object)
1.
to open and close the eye, especially 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 followed by at ): She blinked at his sudden fury.
4.
to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often followed 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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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On the blink
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
noun
Idioms 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.
13.
on the blink, not in proper working order; in need of repair: The washing machine is on the blink again.
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blink (blɪŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when tr | |
| 1. | to close and immediately reopen (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily |
| 2. | (intr) to look with the eyes partially closed, as in strong sunlight |
| 3. | to shine intermittently, as in signalling, or unsteadily |
| 4. | (tr |
| 5. | to be surprised or amazed: he blinked at the splendour of the ceremony |
| 6. | to pretend not to know or see (a fault, injustice, etc) |
| —n | |
| 7. | the act or an instance of blinking |
| 8. | a glance; glimpse |
| 9. | short for iceblink |
| 10. | slang on the blink not working properly |
| [C14: variant of | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
on the blink
Also, on the bum or fritz. Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive
our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off ("blinks"); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of "a contemptible person"; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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