Scare — Defs

01 v. t. To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.

imp. & p. p. Scared; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaring

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To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
“The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

To scare away — to drive away by frightening.

To scare up — to find by search, as if by beating for game.

Syn. To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.

02 n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.

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Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.[Colloq.]