Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hint"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hint \Hint\, v. i.
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
allude vaguely to something.
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson.
{To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or
cautiously.
Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hint \Hint\, n.
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a
suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or
explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Our hint of woe Is common. --Shak.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More.
Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See {Suggestion}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hint \Hint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS.
hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr
a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. {Hent}.]
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to
suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hint
n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever
touched her" [syn: {intimation}, {breath}]
2: a slight indication [syn: {clue}]
3: a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck},
{soupcon}]
4: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of
an accent" [syn: {trace}, {suggestion}]
5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead},
{steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}]
v : drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: {suggest}]
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