A Quick and Simple Dictionary

DARE

1. Proper noun.  (abbreviation of, w:Dictionary of American Regional English) .
2. Proper noun.  (abbreviation of, w:Drug Abuse Resistance Education) .
3. Verb.  (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
4. Verb.  (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
5. Verb.  (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
6. Noun.  A challenge to prove courage.
7. Verb.  (obsolete) To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified. (defdate, 13th-16th c.) .
8. Verb.  (obsolete) To lie or crouch down in fear. (defdate, 13th-16th c.) .