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verb
Roget 861:
be courageous
etc.
adj.;
dare,
venture,
make bold;
face danger,
front danger,
affront danger,
confront danger,
brave danger,
defy danger,
despise danger,
mock danger;
look in the face;
look full in the face,
look boldly in the face,
look danger in the face;
face;
meet,
meet in front;
brave,
beard;
defy
etc.
715.
take courage,
muster courage,
summon up courage,
pluck up courage;
nerve oneself,
take heart;
take heart,
pluck up heart of grace;
hold up one's head,
screw one's courage to the sticking place;
come up to scratch;
stick to one's guns,
standfire†,
stand against;
bear up,
bear up against;
hold out
etc.
(persevere)
604.1.
put a bold face upon;
show a bold front,
present a bold front;
show fight;
face the music.
bell the cat,
take the bull by the horns,
beard the lion in his den,
march up to the cannon's mouth,
go through fire and water,
run the gantlet.
give courage,
infuse courage,
inspire courage;
reassure,
encourage,
embolden,
inspirit,
cheer,
nerve,
put upon one's mettle,
rally,
raise a rallying cry;
pat on the back,
make a man of. ,
keep in countenance.
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Roget 717:
defend,
forfend,
fend;
shield,
screen,
shroud;
engarrison†;
fend round
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
fence,
entrench,
intrench†;
guard
etc.
(keep safe)
664;
guard against;
take care of
etc.
(vigilance)
459;
bear harmless;
fend off,
keep off,
ward off,
beat off,
beat back;
hinder
etc.
706.
parry,
repel,
propugn†,
put to flight;
give a warm reception to [Iron.];
hold at bay,
keep at bay,
keep arm's length.
stand on the defensive,
act on the defensive;
show fight;
maintain one's ground,
stand one's ground;
stand by;
hold one's own;
bear the brunt,
stand the brunt;
fall back upon,
hold,
stand in the gap.
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Roget 716:
attack,
assault,
assail;
invade;
set upon,
fall upon;
charge,
impugn,
break a lance with,
enter the lists.
assume the offensive,
take the offensive;
be the aggressor,
become the aggressor;
strike the first blow,
draw first blood,
throw the first stone at;
lift a hand against,
draw the sword against;
take up the cudgels;
advance against,
march against;
march upon,
harry;
come on,
show fight.
strike at,
poke at,
thrust at;
aim a blow at,
deal a blow at;
give one a blow,
fetch one a blow,
fetch one a kick,
give one a kick;
have a cut at,
have a shot at,
take a cut at,
take a shot at,
have a fling at,
have a shy at;
be down upon,
pounce upon;
fall foul of,
pitch into,
launch out against;
bait,
slap on the face;
make a thrust at,
make a pass at,
make a set at,
make a dead set at;
bear down upon.
close with,
come to close quarters;
bring to bay.
ride full tilt against;
attack tooth and nail,
go at hammer and tongs.
let fly at,
dash at,
run a tilt at,
rush at,
tilt at,
run at,
fly at,
hawk at,
have at,
let out at;
make a dash,
make a rush at;
strike home;
drive one hard;
press one hard;
be hard upon,
run down,
strike at the root of.
lay about one,
run amuck.
aim at,
draw a bead on [U.S.].
fire upon,
fire at,
fire a shot at;
shoot at,
pop at,
level at,
let off a gun at;
open fire,
pepper,
bombard,
shell,
pour a broadside into;
fire a volley,
fire red-hot shot;
spring a mine.
throw a stone,
throw stones at;
stone,
lapidate†,
pelt;
hurl at,
hurl against,
hurl at the head of;
rock beset [U.S.],
besiege,
beleaguer;
lay siege to,
invest,
open the trenches,
plant a battery,
sap,
mine;
storm,
board,
scale the walls.
cut and thrust,
bayonet,
butt;
kick,
strike
etc.
(impulse)
276;
whip
etc.
(punish)
972.
[attack verbally]
assail,
impugn;
malign
(detract)
934.
bomb,
rocket,
blast.
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Roget 715:
defy,
dare,
beard;
brave
etc.
(courage)
861;
bid defiance to;
set at defiance,
set at naught;
hurl defiance at;
dance the war dance,
beat the war drums;
snap the fingers at,
laugh to scorn;
disobey
etc.
742.
show fight,
show one's teeth,
show a bold front;
bluster,
look big,
stand akimbo,
beat one's chest;
double the fist,
shake the fist;
threaten
etc.
909.
challenge,
call out;
throw down the gauntlet,
fling down the gauntlet,
fling down the gage,
fling down the glove,
throw down the glove.
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