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Wink
wink
~1 v 1 to close and open one eye quickly, usually to communicate amusement or a secret message + a (Joel winked at me, and I realized he was joking.) 2 to shine with a light that flashes on and off (the winking lights of buoys out to sea) wink at sth phr v to pretend not to notice something bad or illegal, in a way that suggests you approve of it ~2 n 1 a quick opening and closing of your eye, usually as a signal between people (a conspiratorial wink) 2 not get a wink of sleep/not sleep a wink not be able to sleep at all 3 tip sb the wink to secretly warn someone about something or give them information 4 quick as a wink AmE very quickly (- see also forty winks, a nod's as good as a wink nod2 (3))
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(winks, winking, winked) 1. When you wink at someone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret. Brian winked at his bride-to-be... VERB: V at n • Wink is also a noun. I gave her a wink. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. If you say that you did not sleep a wink or did not get a wink of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not. (INFORMAL) I didn’t get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wincian; akin to Old High German winchan to stagger, ~ and perhaps to Latin vacillare to sway, Sanskrit vancati he goes crookedly Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing 2. to close and open the eyelids quickly 3. to avoid seeing or noting something — usually used with at 4. to gleam or flash intermittently ; t~le her glasses ~ing in the sunlight — Harper Lee 5. a. to come to an end — usually used with out b. to stop shining — usually used with out 6. to signal a message with a light transitive verb 1. to cause to open and shut 2. to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a brief period of sleep ; nap catching a ~ 2. a. a hint or sign given by ~ing b. an act of ~ing 3. the time of a ~ ; instant quick as a ~ 4. a flicker of the eyelids ; blink ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. close and open (one eye or both eyes) quickly. b intr. close and open an eye. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) wink one eye as a signal of friendship or greeting or to convey a message to a person. 3 intr. (of a light etc.) twinkle; shine or flash intermittently. --n. 1 the act or an instance of winking, esp. as a signal etc. 2 colloq. a brief moment of sleep (didn't sleep a wink). Phrases and idioms as easy as winking colloq. very easy. in a wink very quickly. wink at 1 purposely avoid seeing; pretend not to notice. 2 connive at (a wrongdoing etc.). Etymology: OE wincian f. Gmc: cf. WINCE(1), WINCH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. моргание, мигание without a wink of the eyelid —- и глазом не моргнул; и бровью не повел 2. подмигивание to give smb. wink —- подмигнуть кому-л.; намекнуть кому-л. he gave me the wink that the lady was a friend of his —- он дал мне понять, что эта дама - его приятельница to tip (to give) smb. the wink —- разг. сделать предостерегающий знак кому-л., предупредить кого-л. 3. миг in a wink —- моментально Id: forty winks —- короткий (послеобеденный) сон Id: to have one's forty winks —- соснуть, вздремнуть Id: not a wink (of) —- ни капли, ни крошки (чего-л.) Id: not to get a wink of sleep, not to sleep a wink —- глаз не сомкнуть Id: not to see a wink —- совершенно ничего не видеть 4. моргать, мигать to wink tears away —- сморгнуть слезы 5. мигать, мерцать (о свете) 6. подмигивать; перемигиваться to wink at smb. —- подмигивать кому-л. 7. закрывать глаза (на что-л.); смотреть сквозь пальцы to wink at abuse —- не обращать внимания на злоупотребления 8. приходить к концу; угасать, меркнуть (обыкн. wink out) 9. спец. сигнализировать светом Id: to wink the other eye —- сл. взглянуть или улыбнуться недоверчиво ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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at а) подмигивать кому-л.; б) смотреть сквозь пальцы на что-л.; закрывать глаза на что-л. WINK 1. noun 1) моргание 2) подмигивание; to give a wink - а) подмигнуть; б) намекнуть 3) миг; in a wink - моментально not to sleep a wink, not to get a wink of sleep - не сомкнуть глаз a wink is as good as a nod - стоит лишь глазом моргнуть 2. v. 1) моргать, мигать 2) мерцать - wink at ...Англо-русский словарь
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electron. abbr. Wicked Inband Noise Killer adult abbr. Were Innocent Not Kinky NASDAQ abbr. Wink Communications, Inc. ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. wincian "to nod, wink," from P.Gmc. *wenkanan. 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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