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menace

/ menace /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a threat or the act of threatening
"he spoke with desperate menace"
Type of:
threat
noun Sense 2
something that is a source of danger
"earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
Type of:
danger
Kinds of:
yellow peril
Derived:
endanger jeopardize jeopardise threaten imperil
verb Sense 3
act in a threatening manner
"A menacing person"
Type of:
act behave do
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
"he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
Type of:
express show evince
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
pose a threat to; present a danger to
"The pollution is endangering the crops"
Type of:
exist be
Derived:
riskiness peril hazard jeopardy risk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
17
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threat danger yellow peril act behave do express show evince exist be