looking obliquely. specifically (med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. see squint, n., 2.-fig.: looking askance.-to see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.-to have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.-to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.-to turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.-to cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.-the act or habit of squinting.-a want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.-same as hagioscope.