I
n.
dare
1) to issue, send a ~
2) to accept, respond to, take up a ~
3) to meet a ~
4) a formidable, real ~
5) a ~ to (it was a ~ to our very existence)
6) a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ just to survive)
demand for identification
( usu. mil .)
7) to give the ~ (the sentry gave the ~)
objection to a prospective juror
(legal)
8) a peremptory ~ (to use one's peremptory ~)
II
v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ to (to ~ smb. to a duel)
2) ( H ) he ~d me to fight