v. Function: verb
Synonyms: FACE 3, beard, brave, challenge, dare, ||double-dog dare, front, outdare, outface, venture
Related Words: deride, mock, ridicule; gibe, flout; scorn, scout, spurn; disregard, ignore
Idioms: fling ( or throw) down the gauntlet, hurl defiance at
Contrasted Words: blench, flinch, quail, shrink
Antonyms: recoil