bristle

1. n. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine. Source: opted

2. n. A stiff, sharp, roundish hair. Source: opted

3. v. t. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up. Source: opted

4. v. t. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread. Source: opted

5. v. i. To rise or stand erect, like bristles. Source: opted

6. v. i. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. Source: opted

7. v. i. To show defiance or indignation. Source: opted

8. n. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic Source: wordnet

9. n. a stiff hair Source: wordnet

10. v. be in a state of movement or action Source: wordnet

11. v. rise up as in fear Source: wordnet

12. v. have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles Source: wordnet

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