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41wink — wɪŋk n. act of closing one eye; blinking of the eyes; innuendo or hint that is expressed by the wink of an eye; brief moment, second (like the wink of an eye); flashing or twinkling of a light; short nap, little sleep (Informal) v. close one… …
42wink at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wink at : present tense I/you/we/they wink at he/she/it winks at present participle winking at past tense winked at past participle winked at wink at something to pretend that you have not noticed something or …
43Wink — winken »mit der Hand oder einem Gegenstand ein Zeichen geben«: Das Verb mhd., ahd. winken »schwanken; winken« (entsprechend engl. to wink »blinzeln«) gehört – wie das unter ↑ wanken behandelte ablautende Verb – zu idg. *u̯e n g »sich biegen,… …
44wink — SYN: blink. [A.S. wincian] * * * wink wiŋk vi to close and open the eyelids quickly wink n a quick closing and opening of the eyelids: BLINK …
45wink — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, bat, bat the eyes, beacon, beacon fire, beat the drum, bell, bell buoy, blanket drill, blink, blinker, blue peter, breath, broad hint, buoy, cast, cat nap …
46Wink — Jemandem einen Wink geben: einen Hinweis geben. Einem Wink folgen: gehorsam sein, eine Andeutung richtig verstehen und sich danach richten.{{ppd}} Winken müssen: im Verkehr die freigegebene Richtung anzeigen. Vor dem 2. Weltkrieg wurde an… …
47wink — See: FORTY WINKS, SLEEP A WINK …
48wink at — {v.} To allow and pretend not to know about (a rule or law being broken). * /John was not allowed to stay out late at night, but his parents winked at his being five minutes late./ * /A judge should never wink at any law breaking./ …
49wink — See: FORTY WINKS, SLEEP A WINK …
50wink at — {v.} To allow and pretend not to know about (a rule or law being broken). * /John was not allowed to stay out late at night, but his parents winked at his being five minutes late./ * /A judge should never wink at any law breaking./ …
