eyeball

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From eye + ball. Related to German Augapfel, Dutch oogappel.

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[edit] Noun

eyeball (plural eyeballs)

  1. the ball of the eye

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to eyeball

Third person singular
eyeballs

Simple past
eyeballed

Past participle
eyeballed

Present participle
eyeballing

to eyeball (third-person singular simple present eyeballs, present participle eyeballing, simple past and past participle eyeballed)

  1. To gauge, estimate or judge by eye; to look or glance at.
    A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.
    Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
  2. To scrutinize

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