Definition of wink

• v. i. - To nod; to sleep; to nap.
• v. i. - To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
• v. i. - To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
• v. i. - To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
• v. i. - To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
• v. i. - To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
• v. t. - To cause (the eyes) to wink.
• n. - The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
• n. - A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.