squinch meaning and definition

SQUINCH noun

Definition of squinch (noun)

1. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

SQUINCH verb

Definition of squinch (verb)

1. crouch down
2. draw back, as with fear or pain
   • "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
   • synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince
3. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
   • "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
   • synonyms: squint