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What does blink mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word blink? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
    1. (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
    2. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
    3. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
    4. To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
  2. To flash on and off at regular intervals.
    1. To flash headlights on a car at.
    2. To send a signal with a lighting device.
  3. (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
  4. To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
  5. (Scotland) To trick; to deceive.
  6. To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
  7. (video game) To teleport, mostly for short distances
Noun
  1. The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
  2. (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
  3. (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
  4. A glimpse or glance.
  5. (Britain, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
  6. (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
  7. (plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
  8. (video game) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
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