- stare down
- verbovercome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring-
He simply stared down his opponent
• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Sam cannot stare down Sue
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transitive verb: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring : overcome by calm resolute steadiness of purpose and action : outstarethough the dog threatened to attack, he was stared down
intending frankly to stare down her down — B.A.Williams
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stare down● stare* * *
ˌstare ˈdown ˌstare ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stare down he/she/it stares down present participle staring down past tense stared down past participle stared down] phrasal verbto look at someone for so long that they have to look awayThesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonymMain entry: stare* * *
stare (someone) down/out or stare down/out (someone) : to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks awayThe batter tried to stare down the pitcher.
— often used figurativelyThey had stared down danger more than once.
• • •Main Entry: ↑stare
Useful english dictionary. 2012.