menace

1. (verb) act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
Related Words: act, behave, do

2. (verb) express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
Related Words: evince, express, show

3. (noun) a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
Related Words: threat

4. (noun) something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
Synonyms: threat
Related Words: danger, yellow peril

5. (verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
Synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, peril, threaten
Related Words: be, exist



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