to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often fol. by at): She winked at him across the room.
3.
(of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink.
4.
to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle: The city lights winked in the distance.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink).
6.
to drive or force by winking (usually fol. by back or away): She attempted to wink back the tears.
7.
to signal or convey by a wink.
–noun
8.
an act of winking.
9.
a winking movement, esp. of one eye in giving a hint or signal.
10.
a hint or signal given by winking.
11.
the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling: I'll be there in a wink.
12.
a little flash of light; twinkle.
13.
the least bit: I didn't sleep a wink last night.
—Verb phrase
14.
wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action: to wink at minor offenses.
[Origin: bef. 900; (v.) ME winken, OE wincian; c. G winken to wave, signal; (n.) ME: nap, deriv. of the v.]
—Related forms
wink·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1.Wink,blink refer to rapid motions of the eyelid. To wink is to close and open either one or both eyelids with a rapid motion. To blink suggests a sleepy, dazed, or dazzled condition in which it is difficult to focus the eyes or see clearly: Bright sun makes one blink. 4. sparkle.
O.E. wincian "to nod, wink," from P.Gmc. *wenkanan (cf. Du. wenken, O.H.G. winkan, Ger. winken), a gradational variant of the root of O.H.G. wankon "to stagger, totter," O.N. vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE *weng- "to bend, curve." The meaning "close an eye as a hint or signal" is first recorded c.1100; that of "close one's eyes to fault or irregularity" first attested c.1480. The noun is recorded from 1303; meaning "very brief moment of time" is attested from 1585.
to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc Example: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.'
Arabic:
يَغْمِز بِعَيْنِه
Chinese (Simplified):
眨眼示意
Chinese (Traditional):
眨眼示意
Czech:
(za)mrkat
Danish:
blinke
Dutch:
knipogen
Estonian:
pilgutama
Finnish:
iskeä silmää
French:
faire un clin d'œil (à)
German:
blinzeln
Greek:
κλείνω το μάτι
Hungarian:
kacsint
Icelandic:
depla augunum
Indonesian:
mengejapkan
Italian:
(strizzare l'occhio)
Japanese:
目くばせする
Korean:
윙크하다
Latvian:
mirkšķināt; piemiegt aci
Lithuanian:
mirktelėti
Norwegian:
blunke (til)
Polish:
mrugnąć
Portuguese (Brazil):
piscar, dar uma piscadela
Portuguese (Portugal):
piscar o olho
Romanian:
a face cu ochiul (cuiva)
Russian:
подмигивать
Slovak:
(za)žmurkať
Slovenian:
pomežikniti
Spanish:
guiñar el ojo
Swedish:
blinka
Turkish:
göz kırpmak
wink2[wiŋk]verb
(of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle
Arabic:
يَتلألأ، يومِض
Chinese (Simplified):
闪烁
Chinese (Traditional):
閃爍
Czech:
mrkat
Danish:
blinke
Dutch:
twinkelen
Estonian:
vilkuma
Finnish:
lepattaa
French:
clignoter
German:
blinken
Greek:
αναβοσβήνω, τρεμοφέγγω
Hungarian:
pislog
Icelandic:
blika, leiftra
Indonesian:
mengedip
Italian:
lampeggiare
Japanese:
点滅する
Korean:
(눈을) 깜빡이다
Latvian:
mirgot; trīsuļot
Lithuanian:
mirksėti
Norwegian:
blinke, blafre, glitre
Polish:
mrugać
Portuguese (Brazil):
piscar
Portuguese (Portugal):
piscar
Romanian:
a sclipi
Russian:
мигать
Slovak:
blikať
Slovenian:
migotati
Spanish:
centellear, parpadear
Swedish:
blinka, blänka till
Turkish:
yakıp söndürmek, sinyal vermek
wink[wiŋk]noun
an act of winking Example: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.
Wink, TX (city, FIPS 79768) Location: 31.75523 N, 103.15437 W Population (1990): 1189 (465 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79789
Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.
Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. Weaker (-[~e]r); superl. Weakest.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[=i]can to yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[=i]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. Week, Wink, v. i. Vicissitude.]1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically: (a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak. Weak with hunger, mad with love. --Dryden. (b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope. (c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship. (d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant. (e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress. (f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish. --Ascham. (g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine. (h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army. 2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically: (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate. To think every thing disputable is a proof of a weak mind and captious temper. --Beattie. Origen was never weak enough to imagine that there were two Gods. --Waterland. (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish. If evil thence ensue, She first his weak indulgence will accuse. --Milton. (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. --Rom. xiv. 1. (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue. Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most our nature fails. --Addison. (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty. (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case. "Convinced of his weak arguing." --Milton. A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in. --Hooker. (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style. (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble. "Weak prayers." --Shak. (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state. I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong. --Shak. (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a) . (b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b) . Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted, weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like. Weak conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; -- called also new, or regular, conjugation, and distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation. Weak declension (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives. Weak side, the side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity. Weak sore or ulcer (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.
Wench\, n. [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children, offspring, wencel weak, wancol unstable, OHG. wanchol; perhaps akin to E. wink. See Wink.]1. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. --Shak. Lord and lady, groom and wench. --Chaucer. That they may send again My most sweet wench, and gifts to boot. --Chapman. He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue-eyed little wench. --W. Black. 2. A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet. She shall be called his wench or his leman. --Chaucer. It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon wenches. --Spectator. 3. A colored woman; a negress. [U. S.]
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