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(1):

(v. i.) To nod; to sleep; to nap.

(2):

(v. i.) To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.

(3):

(v. i.) To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at.

(4):

(v. i.) To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.

(5):

(v. i.) To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.

(6):

(n.) A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.

(7):

(v. t.) To cause (the eyes) to wink.

(8):

(n.) The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.

(9):

(v. i.) To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wink'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wink.html. 1828.
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