definition of
squinch

[1] #1 squinch n. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire). wn

[2] #2 squinch v. crouch down. wn

[3] #3 squinch v. [flinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf". wn

[4] #4 squinch v. [squint] cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other". wn