1640s, "suggest in an indirect manner," from hint (n.). Related: Hinted; hinting.

c. 1600 (Shakespeare), "an indirect suggestion intended to be caught by the knowing," apparently from obsolete hent, from Middle English hinten "to tell, inform" (c. 1400), from Ol [..]

to provide a clue or indirect suggestion.

In dynamic addressing, an address that a node will test for uniqueness first. The hint is either the last successful address the node used previously (the Macintosh keeps such a hint in PRAM) or a particular address that is specific to a particular model of device (the GatorBox always tries 128 first or LocalTalk networks).

an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" drop a hint; intimate by a hint a slight indication touch: a slight but appreciable amount; "t [..]

to suggest something without actually saying it in so many words, you might say to someone that it is getting late as a hint that you wish he would go home

 suggestion.

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(n) an indirect suggestion(n) a slight indication(n) a slight but appreciable amount(n) a just detectable amount(n) an indication of potential opportunity(v) drop a hint; intimate by a hint

A clue. (I needed a hint to complete the crossword.) A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. (He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.) A small, barely detectable amount of. (The [..]