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scare
[skair]
verb (used with object)
to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
What scares me most about the disease is the residual effects on the lungs and heart.
The ducks scared my sister by flying right toward her.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to become frightened.
That horse scares easily.
noun
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
I recently had a scare when my computer seemed to be malfunctioning, but it turned out to be nothing.
a time or condition of alarm or worry.
During the anthrax scare, people were leery of opening envelopes from addresses they didn't recognize.
verb phrase
to frighten or alarm someone or something so much that they go away and stay away.
Business leaders felt the fuel tax would scare away consumers fearing higher electricity bills and rising gasoline costs.
The bee's sting isn't necessarily deadly, but it's painful enough to scare off predators.
Informalto obtain with effort; find or gather.
We want to renovate the kitchen, but first we'll need to scare up some money.
scare
/ ɛə /
verb
to fill or be filled with fear or alarm
(tr; often foll by away or off) to drive (away) by frightening
informal(tr) (foll by up)
to produce (a meal) quickly from whatever is available
to manage to find (something) quickly or with difficulty
brewers need to scare up more sales
noun
a sudden attack of fear or alarm
a period of general fear or alarm
adjective
causing (needless) fear or alarm
a scare story
Other 51Թ Forms
- scarer noun
- scaringly adverb
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scare1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scare1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
But that doesn’t mean the film is devoid of scares, oh no.
Asked why, she exchanged an exasperated look with the customer, before saying that “la migra” — slang for ICE — was popping up everywhere in the area, scaring off her customers.
Instead, they can empathize, telling them, “It makes sense — we are all so scared.”
Lundes was scared and had some time to think about his life.
“The girl who takes care of my kids is undocumented and she’s scared to leave the house. I have a lot of friends and family in the same boat.”
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