STARE

[verb] - to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, esp. when surprised, frightened or thinking deeplyDon't stare at people like that, you might upset them. [I]She stared at the open wound in horror. [I]Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been. [I](figurative) By half-time United were staring at (= had the problem of) a seven-goal deficit and almost certain defeat. [I]During the press conference, each fighter tried to stare the other down/(UK and ANZ also) out (= force the other to look away by continual staring). [M](informal) If something stares someone in the face it is very easy to see or obvious.The answer has been staring us in the face all along - we'll swop shifts.Without water, death would be staring them in the face.