menace

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. something that is a source of danger (Freq. 8)
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
• Syn:
threat
• Hypernyms:
danger
• Hyponyms:
yellow peril
2. a threat or the act of threatening (Freq. 1)
- he spoke with desperate menace
• Hypernyms:
threat

II - verb

1. pose a threat to;
present a danger to (Freq. 1)
- The pollution is endangering the crops
• Syn:
endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten, imperil, peril
• Derivationally related forms:
peril (for: peril), jeopardy (for: jeopardise), jeopardy (for: jeopardize)
• Hypernyms:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: threaten)
- Sam cannot menace Sue
2. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture (Freq. 1)
- he menaced the bank manager with a stick
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. act in a threatening manner
- A menacing person
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  threat, endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten, imperil, peril