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Menace

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Noun

1. menace, threat

something that is a source of danger

Example Sentences:
'earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan'

2. menace

a threat or the act of threatening

Example Sentences:
'he spoke with desperate menace'

Verb

3. endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten

pose a threat to; present a danger to

Example Sentences:
'The pollution is endangering the crops'

4. menace

express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

Example Sentences:
'he menaced the bank manager with a stick'

5. menace

act in a threatening manner

Example Sentences:
'A menacing person'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Menace

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verb
1. 
to threaten with violence, danger, etc
noun
2. literary
a threat or the act of threatening
3. 
something menacing; a source of danger
4. informal
a nuisance

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Menace

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noun
1. 
a threat or the act of threatening
2. 
anything threatening harm or evil
3.  Informal
a person who is a nuisance
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmenaced or ˈmenacing
4. 
to threaten or be a danger (to)

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Menace

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n.
1.
a. A possible danger; a threat: a careless driver who was a menace to public safety.
b. The quality of being threatening: a hint of menace in his voice.
2. A troublesome or annoying person: considered her little brother to be a menace.
tr.v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es
To constitute a threat to; endanger: Rome was menaced by invading armies.

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