English Explanatory Dictionary

staredown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game or confrontation in which two individuals intently gaze at each other, until the other individual is forced to blink or turn away.
  2. A confrontation in which each party waits for the other to yield.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-staredown.wav

Word forms

staredown staredowns

Etymology

From stare + down.

Related words

stare down
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