"wink at" meaning in English

See wink at in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: winks at [present, singular, third-person], winking at [participle, present], winked at [participle, past], winked at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wink at (third-person singular simple present winks at, present participle winking at, simple past and past participle winked at)
  1. (idiomatic) To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-wink_at-en-verb-6RcUJpko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "at"

Download JSONL data for wink at meaning in English (1.6kB)

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