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scare off

scare off verb: to cause (something) to flee by frightening it.

Verb

scare off (third-person singular simple present scares off, present participle scaring off, simple past and past participle scared off)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
    • A quick growl scared off the mouse.
    • His chief trouble was stray sheep, and he scared most of them off with the draincocks and whistle.1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356
  2. (transitive) To deter.
    • The hefty price tag scared off any potential buyers.

scare off meaning in Tamil

scare off in Tamil

ஆட்டு

Forms of scare off

third-person singular presentscares off
present participlescaring off
past participlescared off
pastscared off

Questions about scare off

What does scare off mean?
Scare off means to cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
What is scare off in Tamil?
Scare off in Tamil is ஆட்டு. See Scare off meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scare off?
Scare off is a verb.
What is the past tense of scare off?
The past tense of scare off is scared off.

Words near scare off in the dictionary

  1. scare chord
  2. scare chords
  3. scare into
  4. scare line
  5. scare lines
  6. scare off
  7. scare quote
  8. scare quotes
  9. scare someone out of their mind
  10. scare someone out of their wits
  11. scare someone to death

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