HINT

1. n. 1. намек; to drop (let fall, throw out) a hint - намекнуть - gentle hint - take a hint 2. совет; hints on housekeeping - советы по хозяйству 3. налет, оттенок; not a hint of surprise - ни тени удивления Syn: implication, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, suggestion Ant: affirmation, assertion, declaration 2. v. намекать; (at - на) The government minister hinted at an early election, but refused to give an exact date.