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squinch
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1squinch

verb \ˈskwinch\

Definition of SQUINCH

transitive verb
1
: to screw up (the eyes or face) : squint
2
a : to make more compact
b : to cause to crouch down or draw together
intransitive verb
1
: flinch
2
: to crouch down or draw together
3
: squint
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Examples of SQUINCH

  1. <squinched down to fit under the table>
  2. <squinched up her eyes in disgust>

Origin of SQUINCH

probably blend of squint and pinch
First Known Use: 1835

Related to SQUINCH

Synonyms
couch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down), scrunch, squat, crouch

Rhymes with SQUINCH

chinch, cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, grinch, inch, lynch, Minch, pinch, winch

2squinch

noun

Definition of SQUINCH

: a support (as an arch, lintel, or corbeling) carried across the corner of a room under a superimposed mass

Illustration of SQUINCH

Origin of SQUINCH

alteration of earlier scunch back part of the side of an opening
First Known Use: circa 1840

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