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- pronunciation:
- skwInch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
squinches, squinching, squinched |
| definition 1: |
to screw up or contort (the face, nose, or the like).
He squinched his nose at the bad smell. |
| definition 2: |
to compress into a smaller space.
He squinched himself into the tiny closet. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to squint.
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| definition 2: |
to make oneself occupy less space.
She squinched under the low table. |
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