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squinch has definitions from the field of architecture
1
[ verb ] partly close one's eyes

Synonyms

squint cross_one's_eyes

Examples

"The children squinted to frighten each other"

Related terms

grimace squint-eye

2
[ verb ] draw back, as with fear or pain

Synonyms

flinch shrink cringe wince recoil quail funk

Examples

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Related terms

move shrink_back wince

3
[ verb ] crouch down

Synonyms

draw_together

Related terms

crouch

4
[ noun ] (architecture) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

Related terms

arch trumpet_arch

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