n. | 1. | The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come. |
v. t. | 1. | To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; - usually followed by with before the harm threatened; |
2. | To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. | |
v. i. | 1. | To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. |
Noun | 1. | menace - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" Synonyms: threat |
2. | menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" | |
Verb | 1. | menace - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" |
2. | menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" | |
3. | menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person" |
MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to
another.
2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party
making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when
followed by any inconvenience or loss, the injured party has a civil action
against the wrong doer. Com. Dig. Battery, D; Vin. Ab. h.t.; Bac. Ab.
Assault; Co. Litt. 161 a, 162 b, 253 b; 2 Lutw. 1428. Vide Threat.