peep vs squint

peep

noun
  • A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one. 

  • The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill. 

  • A feeble utterance or complaint. 

  • A sandpiper or other small wader. 

  • The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear. 

  • A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. 

  • person. 

verb
  • To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed. 

  • To speak briefly with a quiet voice. 

  • To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird. 

  • To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance. 

  • To take a look at; check out. 

squint

noun
  • A quick or sideways glance. 

  • An expression in which the eyes are partly closed. 

  • A hagioscope. 

  • A short look; a peep. 

  • The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna. 

  • The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus. 

adj
  • Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted. 

  • askew, not level 

verb
  • To look or glance sideways. 

  • To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely. 

  • To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely. 

  • To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus. 

  • To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. 

  • To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something. 

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