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Meaning of 'menace'
Meaning of 'menace' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Menace 
[ n.]
- The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or
threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come. [ n.]- To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war.
- To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.
2. Menace [ v. i.]
- To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening
aspect. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'menace' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. menace [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- something that is a source of danger
- something that is a source of danger
Example in sentence:
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Meaning (2):
- a threat or the act of threatening
- a threat or the act of threatening
Example in sentence:
- he spoke with desperate menace
2. menace [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- act in a threatening manner
- act in a threatening manner
Example in sentence:
- A menacing person
Meaning (4):
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
Example in sentence:
- he menaced the bank manager with a stick
Meaning (5):
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
Example in sentence:
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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