threaten
21threaten — /ˈθrɛtn/ (say thretn) verb (t) 1. to utter a threat against; menace: *the boys sniggered, and kept it up till Georgy, having gained the platform, threatened them with a clout on the head . –henry handel richardson, 1910. 2. to be a menace or… …
22threaten — Ōlelo ho oweliweli, ho oweliweli. Also: kekē niho, ke eke e nuku, ho onuinui, hoana; hoko (rare). Threaten to throw, as at a dog, ho āni, ho āni pākī …
23threaten someone with a knife — threaten someone with a knife/gun/etc phrase to say or show that you will hurt someone with a knife gun etc Thesaurus: to threatensynonym Main entry: threaten …
24threaten someone with a gun — threaten someone with a knife/gun/etc phrase to say or show that you will hurt someone with a knife gun etc Thesaurus: to threatensynonym Main entry: threaten …
25threaten to do something — phrase to be likely to do something, especially something bad or unpleasant The dam threatened to break at any moment. Tensions are threatening to erupt into full scale confrontation. Thesaurus: possible and able to be donesynonym Main entry:… …
26threaten with — phr verb Threaten with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑jail, ↑knife, ↑shotgun …
27threaten — verb (threatened; threatening) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to utter threats against 2. a. to give signs or warning of ; portend < the clouds threatened rain > b. to hang over dangerously …
28threaten — verb /ˈθret.ən/ a) To make a threat against someone; to use threats. He threatened me with a knife. b) To menace, or be dangerous. The rocks threatened the ships survival …
29threaten — Synonyms and related words: abuse, admonish, advise, afflict, aggrieve, alert, anticipate, apprehend, approach, augur, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be in store, be to be, be to come, befoul, bewitch, blight, bludgeon, bluster,… …
30threaten — v. a. RG. 457; 501 …
