Main entry: squinch
Definition: a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
Definition: cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Usage: The children squinted so as to scare each other
Main entry: cringe, wince, squinch, shrink, flinch, funk, quail, recoil
Definition: draw back, as with fear or pain
Usage: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Main entry: squinch
Definition: crouch down