■ verb
1》 look at someone or something with partly closed eyes.
↘partly close (one's eyes).
2》 have a ~ affecting one eye.
■ noun
1》 a permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.
2》 informal a quick or casual look.
3》 an oblique opening through a wall in a church permitting a view of the altar.
■ adjective chiefly Scottish not straight or level.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective
Origin
C16: shortening of a~ .