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hint — [hint] n. [prob. var. of HENT] 1. a slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion [a hint that we should leave] 2. a very small amount or degree; trace [a hint of spice] 3. Obs. an… … English World dictionary
hint at — To give a hint, suggestion, or indication of • • • Main Entry: ↑hint * * * hint at [phrasal verb] hint at (something) : to talk about (something) in an indirect way He s been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor. = He s been hinting at … Useful english dictionary
hint — hint1 [hınt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from hent act of seizing (16 17 centuries), from Old English hentan to seize ] 1.) something that you say or do to suggest something to someone, without telling them directly ▪ There have been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hint — hinter, n. /hint/, n. 1. an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity. 2. a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing. 3. perceived indication or suggestion;… … Universalium
hint — Synonyms and related words: admonishment, admonition, adumbrate, adumbration, advert, advice, aide memoire, alarm, allegorize, allegory, allude, allude to, allusion, angle, arcane meaning, argue, assistance, assume, assumption, augur, bare… … Moby Thesaurus
hint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intimation, suggestion, allusion, reference, implication; tip, trace, reminder, insinuation. v. i. suggest, allude, imply, intimate. See information, memory, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… … English dictionary for students
hint — 1 noun (C) 1 something that you say or do in order to tell someone something in an indirect way, so that they can guess what you mean: drop a hint (that) (=give a hint): Harry was dropping hints that he wanted to be invited to the party. | a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hint — [[t]hɪnt[/t]] n. 1) an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue 2) a very slight or hardly noticeable amount: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing[/ex] 3) a perceived indication; intimation: a hint of spring in the air[/ex] 4) Obs. an… … From formal English to slang
hint — I n. 1) to drop, give a hint 2) to take a hint 3) a broad, obvious; delicate, gentle, subtle hint 4) the merest hint 5) a hint about, of (a hint about the answer; a hint of suspicion) 6) a hint that + clause (she dropped a hint that she would… … Combinatory dictionary
hint — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete hent act of seizing, from hent, verb Date: 1604 1. archaic opportunity, turn 2. a. a statement conveying by implication what it is preferred not to say explicitly b. an indirect or summary… … New Collegiate Dictionary
