ENGLISH: menace - CREOLE: menas



Overview of noun menace



The noun menace has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (8) menace, threat -- (something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan")

2. (1) menace -- (a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace")



Overview of verb menace



The verb menace has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril -- (pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops")

2. (1) menace -- (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick")

3. menace -- (act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person")

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