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  1. 1. v. t. To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a sudden attack of fear Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. cause fear in Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. [Colloq.] Source: webster
  8. 8. To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot islost. Shak.To scare away, to drive away by frightening.-- To scare up, to find by search, as if by beating for game.[Slang] Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:17/v:83 n. a sudden attack of fear Source: ecdict

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