From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [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 slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
touch of garlic" [syn: touch, tinge, 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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), 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.
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Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hint \Hint\, v. i.
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
allude vaguely to something.
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We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson.
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To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or
cautiously.
Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Our hint of woe
Is common. --Shak.
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The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More.
Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
HINT
Hierarchical Information NeTs.
A language for the CDC 3600.
["HINT: A Graph Processing Language", R.D. Hart, Michigan
State U, Apr 1970].
(1994-12-07)