| slovo | definícia |
flinch
(mass) | flinch
- ustúpiť |
flinch
(encz) | flinch,couvnout v: PetrV |
flinch
(encz) | flinch,ucuknout v: Zdeněk Brož |
flinch
(encz) | flinch,ustoupit v: PetrV |
Flinch
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, n.
The act of flinching.
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Flinch
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flinching.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
of the parties flinched from the combat.
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A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
accustomed to bear very rough usage without
flinching or complaining. --Locke.
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2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
attempting to give a tight croquet.
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flinch
(wn) | flinch
n 1: a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: wince, flinch]
v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch,
squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil,
quail] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
flinch
(mass) | flinch
- ustúpiť |
flinch
(encz) | flinch,couvnout v: PetrVflinch,ucuknout v: Zdeněk Brožflinch,ustoupit v: PetrV |
flinches
(encz) | flinches, |
unflinching
(encz) | unflinching,neohrožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unflinchingly
(encz) | unflinchingly,neochvějně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Flinched
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flinching.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
of the parties flinched from the combat.
[1913 Webster]
A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
accustomed to bear very rough usage without
flinching or complaining. --Locke.
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2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flincher
(gcide) | Flincher \Flinch"er\, n.
One who flinches or fails.
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Flinching
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flinching.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
of the parties flinched from the combat.
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A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
accustomed to bear very rough usage without
flinching or complaining. --Locke.
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2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flinchingly
(gcide) | Flinchingly \Flinch"ing*ly\, adv.
In a flinching manner.
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Unflinching
(gcide) | Unflinching \Unflinching\
See flinching.Unflinching \Un*flinch"ing\, a.
Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. --
Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.
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Unflinchingly
(gcide) | Unflinching \Un*flinch"ing\, a.
Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. --
Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.
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flinch
(wn) | flinch
n 1: a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: wince, flinch]
v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch,
squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil,
quail] |
unflinching
(wn) | unflinching
adj 1: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking,
unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking] |
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