2 entries under this word

Threat

Thrēat, n.

noun

n. [A-S. thrēat. See infra.] Denunciation of ill; declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, loss, or pain on another; a menace.

There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak.

Synonyms— Menace; denunciation.

Thrēat, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To threaten, which see. [Used only in poetry.] Dryden.