eyeball
[ahy-bawl]
- the ball or globe of the eye.
- eyeballs, Informal. people who view or read something: Old TV shows are getting a lot of eyeballs online.
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- Informal. to look at, check, or observe closely: two opponents eyeballing each other.
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- give (someone) the hairy eyeball, Slang. to look at (someone) with eyelids partly lowered, as in hostility or distrust.
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Origin of eyeball
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Examples from the Web for eyeball
Contemporary Examples
The two countries were eyeball to eyeball in a tense standoff for almost a year.
For many this can be totally doable, while those averse to numbers might rather just eyeball their portions.
Hedren narrowly missed having an eyeball clawed out during one take.
The ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Feud and More Actresses Who Were Terrorized By DirectorsKevin Fallon
October 25, 2013
Behind the scenes, two tough female cable-network heads are counting on their star proxies to deliver every eyeball they can.
Pink slips should be delivered face to face, eyeball to eyeball.
Historical Examples
Accordingly she shifted her own eyes from one eyeball to the other in the man's face.
PsychotherapyHugo Mnsterberg
She done 'low to me she would n't wink her eyeball while I was gone.
Southern StoriesVarious
The movements of the eyeball were perfect, but blindness was absolute.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
The eyeball was suppurating, and the temperature rose to 99° at night.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
Experimentally the eyeball can be made to burst by tying all the venous outlets from it.
GlaucomaVarious
eyeball
- the entire ball-shaped part of the eye
- eyeball to eyeball in close confrontation
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- (tr) slang to stare at
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Word Origin and History for eyeball
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eyeball
(ī′bôl′)- The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids.bulb of eye
- The eye itself.
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