tip someone the wink Definition

wink
verb, tr & intr winked, winking

1. To shut an eye briefly as an informal or cheeky gesture or greeting.

Thesaurus: blink, squint, nictate; flirt, make eyes at, bat one's eyelashes at.
2. Said of lights and stars, etc: to flicker or twinkle.

Thesaurus: sparkle, twinkle, gleam, flash.

noun

1. An act of winking.
2. A quick flicker of light.
3. A short spell of sleep. Also called forty winks.

Derivative: winking
noun, adj

Derivative: winkingly
adverb

Idiom: easy as winking

colloq
Very easily indeed.

Idiom: tip someone the wink

colloq
To give them a useful hint or valuable information, etc, especially in confidence.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wincian.

Phrasal Verb: wink at something

To ignore (an offence or improper procedure) deliberately; to pretend not to notice it.