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# squint

verb (squint, squints, squinted, squinting); noun (a squint, squints)

«squint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To look with your eyes partly closed, for example in bright sun or to see something better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#m1)
2. A squint is a condition where the eyes look in different directions; doctors call it strabismus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life people squint in bright sunlight or when they cannot see the board clearly, which can be a sign they need glasses. In health lessons, an eye test can find a squint, which can be treated. Phrases: squint at, squint in the sun.

### Examples

- I squinted in the bright sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x1)
- If you squint to see the board, tell your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x2)
- Grandpa squinted at the small print. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x3)
- The baby has a squint, so she wears a patch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x4)
- She squinted through the keyhole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x5)
- Wear sunglasses so you do not have to squint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x6)
- But the Power that protects all creatures had put a squint into this man’s eye, so that he always threw crooked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: squint, squinted. Safety: never look straight at the sun, even when squinting; it can hurt your eyes. Squinting a lot can mean you need an eye test.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squint.html) on Mova free.