HINT

I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete hent act of seizing, from hent, verb Date: 1604 opportunity , turn , 2. a statement conveying by implication what it is preferred not to say explicitly, an indirect or summary suggestion , a slight indication of the existence, approach, or nature of something ; clue , a very small amount ; suggestion , II. verb Date: 1648 transitive verb to convey indirectly and by allusion rather than explicitly , intransitive verb to give a ~, see: suggest ~er noun