Scare (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Scared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scaring.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel.
skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun , shrink from;
or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both
perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To frighten; to strike
with sudden fear; to alarm.
The noise of thy crossbow
Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.
Shak.
To scare away, to drive away by
frightening. -- To scare up, to find by
search, as if by beating for game. [Slang]
Syn. -- To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.
Scare, n. Fright; esp., sudden
fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.
[Colloq.]
Scare (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Scared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scaring.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel.
skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun , shrink from;
or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both
perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To frighten; to strike
with sudden fear; to alarm.
The noise of thy crossbow
Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.
Shak.
To scare away, to drive away by
frightening. -- To scare up, to find by
search, as if by beating for game. [Slang]
Syn. -- To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.
Scare, n. Fright; esp., sudden
fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.
[Colloq.]
