scare
/skɛə/US /skɛɚ/scare
VERBDefinition of scare
If someone or something scares a person, it makes them feel fear.
Example: They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.
If something scares a person off, it makes them not want to do something.
Example: The high costs often scare students off.
If a person scares up something, they find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.
Example: She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.
A sudden fright.
Example: I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.
scare
EXAMPLESExamples of scare
They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.
Example sentenceGranny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.
Example sentenceThe high costs often scare students off.
Example sentenceShe didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.
Example sentenceI had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.
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