Definition of take a hint
- "I have a lot of work to do." "OK, I'll leave. I can take a hint."
: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
: to seize or capture physically
: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment
: an act or the action of taking: such as
: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene
: opportunity, turn
: a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly
: an indirect or general suggestion for how to do or solve something
: to convey indirectly and by allusion rather than explicitly
: to give an indirect suggestion or piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem : to give a hint
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