OR ELSE


Meaning of OR ELSE in English

1.

if not

SYN otherwise :

Hurry up or else you'll be late.

They can't be coming or else they'd have called.

2.

used to introduce the second of two possibilities :

He either forgot or else decided not to come.

3.

( informal ) used to threaten or warn sb :

Just shut up, or else!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.