Definition of Wink

Wink

1. To nod; to sleep; to nap.
2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
7. To cause (the eyes) to wink.
8. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
9. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.