"staredown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: staredowns [plural]
Etymology: stare + down Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stare|down}} stare + down Head templates: {{en-noun}} staredown (plural staredowns)
  1. (informal) A game or confrontation in which two individuals intently gaze at each other, until the other individual is forced to blink or turn away. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-staredown-en-noun-SaCMoWWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46
  2. (idiomatic) A confrontation in which each party waits for the other to yield. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-staredown-en-noun-rIdJEJcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stare down

Inflected forms

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