I. squint 1 /skwɪnt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: squint (of the eyes) 'looking in different directions' (16-21 centuries) , from asquint 'across, obliquely' (13-19 centuries) ]
1 . to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better:
Anna squinted in the sudden bright sunlight.
squint at
Stop squinting at the screen – put your glasses on.
2 . [not in progressive] British English to have each eye looking in a slightly different direction
II. squint 2 BrE AmE noun [singular]
1 . especially British English a condition of your eye muscles that makes each eye look in a slightly different direction
2 . have/take a squint at something British English informal to look at something