squinch in WordNet English dictionary

1. draw back, as with fear or pain
   "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
   flinch  squinch  funk  cringe  shrink  wince  recoil  quail 
   
2. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
   "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
   squint  squinch 
   
3. crouch down
   squinch 
   

1. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
   squinch