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,verb, stared, star⋅ing, noun | 1. | to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open. |
| 2. | to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery. |
| 3. | (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. |
| 4. | to stare at: to stare a person up and down. |
| 5. | to effect or have a certain effect on by staring: to stare one out of countenance. |
| 6. | a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: The banker greeted him with a glassy stare. |
| 7. | stare down, to cause to become uncomfortable by gazing steadily at one; overcome by staring: A nonsmoker at the next table tried to stare me down. |
| 8. | stare one in the face, to be urgent or impending; confront: The income-tax deadline is staring us in the face. |
