hint

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Noun

1. A [[clue]].
2. An [[implicit]] [[suggest]]ion that avoids a [[direct]] [[statement]].
3. A small, barely detectable amount.
4. {{lb|en|computing}} Information in a computer-based [[font]] that suggests how the outlines of the font's [[glyph]]s should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing [[pixel]]-based rendering; an instance of [[hinting]].
5. {{lb|en|databases}} An [[instruction]] to the [[database engine]] as to how a [[query]] should be [[execute]]d, for example whether to use an [[index]] or not.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[opportunity]]; occasion; fit time.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[imply]] without a [[direct]] [[statement]]; to provide a clue.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To develop and add hints to a [[font]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|nonstandard}} To give (a person) a hint; to [[tip off]].

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|often [[reduplicate]]d}} {{non-gloss|Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely.}}

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