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• threat — W2S2 [θret] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Your threats don t scare me. threat of ▪ the threat of military invasion threat from ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• threat — [ θret ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do: threat of: After threats of legal action they stopped the construction. make/issue a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• threat´en|ing|ly — threat|en «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give… …   Useful english dictionary

• threat´en|er — threat|en «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give… …   Useful english dictionary

• threat|en — «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give warning of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Threat display — is a type of display behaviour aiming at intimidation of a potential enemy. It may be directed at a rival of the same species (in tournament species), or at a potential threat from a different species.The competitive advantage of threat display… …   Wikipedia

• pose — I UK [pəʊz] / US [poʊz] verb Word forms pose : present tense I/you/we/they pose he/she/it poses present participle posing past tense posed past participle posed ** 1) [transitive] to create a difficult or dangerous situation pose a… …   English dictionary

• Threat of the Dnieper reservoirs — The water reservoirs of the Dnieper River in Ukraine pose a significant threat of a large scale human made disaster if their dams fail. Such a threat is typical for reservoir dams; however, the Dnieper reservoirs are especially dangerous because… …   Wikipedia

• threat — n. 1) to issue, make, utter a threat 2) to carry out, fulfill a threat 3) to be, constitute, pose a threat 4) a covert; dire, grave, serious; direct; empty, idle; explicit; imminent; implicit; terroristic; veiled threat 5) a security threat 6) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• threat */*/*/ — UK [θret] / US noun Word forms threat : singular threat plural threats 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger threat to: Officials were confident there had been no threat to public health. a threat… …   English dictionary

• threat — /Tret/ noun 1 (C, U) a statement that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble: Your threats don t scare me! (+ of): the threat of strike action | make/issue a threat against: Threats have been made against the book s author. | give… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English