To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
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To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…
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A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
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To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
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To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
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of Browbeat
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A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
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Same as Bullirag.
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To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
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To overcome; to conquer.
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A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
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Same as Pawl.
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To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
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The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidatio…
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The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidatio…
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To refuse.
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