| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, defy someone |
Synonyms: |
beard, brave, bully, call one's bluff, confront, cope, denounce, disregard, face, face off, front, goad, insult, knock chip off shoulder, laugh at, make my day, meet, mock, muster courage, oppose, outdare, provoke, resist, run the gauntlet, scorn, spurn, square off, step over the line, take one on, taunt, threaten, throw down gauntlet |
| Main Entry: | throw down the gauntlet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invite to do battle |
Synonyms: |
ask for trouble, call out, challenge, confront, contest, cross swards, dare, defy, do something about it, invite to debate, knock the chip off one's shoulder, meet face to face, provoke, stand up to, start something |
| Notes: | you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet |