- menace, threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
--1 is a kind of danger
--1 has particulars: yellow perilDerived form: verb menace1 - menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
--2 is a kind of threat
Derived forms: verb menace3, verb menace2
- endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
--1 is one way to exist, be
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun menace1
Sam cannot menace Sue
- menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
--2 is one way to express, show, evince
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun menace2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
--3 is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun menace2
Somebody ----s