ALL meanings of squinch
squinch
S s - noun squinch a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire. 1
- verb with object squinch to contort (the features) or squint. 1
- verb with object squinch to squeeze together or contract. 1
- verb without object squinch to squeeze together or crouch down, as to fit into a smaller space. 1
- noun squinch a small arch, corbelling, etc, across an internal corner of a tower, used to support a superstructure such as a spire 0
- noun squinch an interior corner support, as a small arch, corbeling, or lintel, supporting a weight, as of a spire, resting upon it 0
- verb transitive squinch to squint (the eyes) 0
- verb transitive squinch to pucker or screw up (the face, nose, brow, etc.) 0
- verb transitive squinch to squeeze or compress 0
- intransitive verb squinch to squint, pucker, or contort 0
- intransitive verb squinch to crouch down or draw oneself together so as to seem smaller 0
- intransitive verb squinch to flinch 0