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Definitions for Flinch

[1] to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
[2] to shrink under pain; wince.
[3] Croquet . to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting.
[4] to draw back or withdraw from.
[5] an act of flinching.
[6] flense.
[7] to draw back suddenly, as from pain, shock, etc; wince he flinched as the cold water struck him
[8] (often foll by from) to avoid contact (with); shy away he never flinched from his duty
[9] the act or an instance of drawing back
[10] a card game in which players build sequences
[11] a variant of flense

Words related to Flinch

blanch, balk, cower, blink, recoil, cringe, swerve, crouch, escape, avoid, retire, recede, evade, elude, start, eschew, blench, withdraw, duck, shun

Words nearby Flinch

flightworthy, flighty, flim, flimflam, flimsy, flinch, flinders, flinders bar, flinders grass, flinders island, flinders range

Origin of Flinch

1First recorded in 1555–65; perhaps nasalized variant of dial. flitch to flit, shift one's position

Other words from Flinch

flinch·er , noun
flinch·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Flinch

C16: from Old French flenchir ; related to Middle High German lenken to bend, direct

Synonyms for Flinch

balk, blanch, blink, cower, cringe, recoil, avoid, blench, crouch, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, quail, recede, retire, retreat, shirk, shrink, shun, start, swerve, withdraw, draw back