Usually means: Subtly signal with eye movement.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word wink at:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. wink at: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. wink at: Merriam-Webster
  3. wink at: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. wink at: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wink at: Vocabulary.com
  6. wink at: Dictionary.com
  7. wink at: Rhymezone
  8. wink at: FreeDictionary.org
  9. wink at: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. wink at: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. wink at: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wink at: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (wink at)

verb:  (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).


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