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