n.
1) to assume, strike, take an ~
2) a belligerent, defiant, surly; casual; cavalier; condescending, patronizing; hands-off; holier-than-thou; irreverent; liberal; negative; positive; reverent; scornful ~
3) an ~ about; of; to, towards (to assume an ~ of defiance towards all authority)
4) an ~ that + clause (I didn't like his ~ that he deserves special treatment)