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    STARE DOWN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staringplay

    Example:

    He simply stared down his opponent

    Synonyms:

    outface; outstare; stare down

    Classified under:

    Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

    Hypernyms (to "stare down" is one way to...):

    gaze; stare (look at with fixed eyes)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sentence example:

    Sam cannot stare down Sue

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