A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening. When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare
If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it. Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment
dare dares daring dared Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example `He dared to speak' and `He doesn't dare to speak' and sometimes like a modal, for example `He daren't speak'
feelings If you say to someone `don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry. Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear?
You can use `I dare say' or `I daresay' before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true. = I suppose. Dictionary of American Regional English. The first child of English parents born in America. She disappeared with other members of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island in Virginia. something dangerous that you have dared someone to do for a dare on a dare (=because someone has dared you to)
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Nationwide anti drug abuse educational program in which several police departments participate Its cost-effectiveness is being called into question by some area police agencies, and the Rochester PD has decided to abandon it
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
politeness You use `dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone. Politicians usually attract younger women, dare I say it, because of the status they have in society