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| exact |
to demand or cause to be given up by using a threat of force. [1/3 definitions] |
| menace |
that which presents a danger or threat. [2 definitions] |
| survive |
to continue to live despite serious threat to one's life. [1/3 definitions] |
| threat |
If someone makes a threat to you, they say they will do something that will be bad for you or that will hurt you. Usually, they want you to do something or to stop doing something. If you do what they want, they say they will not do this bad thing. [3 definitions] |
| threaten |
to say that one will harm or punish; make a threat to. [1/4 definitions] |
| wary |
on guard against threat or danger. [1/2 definitions] |
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