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# menace

noun (menace, menaces); verb (menace, menaces, menaced, menacing)

«menace» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A menace is a threat of harm or danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#m1)
2. A menace is also a person or thing that is dangerous or annoying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#m2)
3. (verb) To menace is to threaten someone with harm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#m3)

### In the lessons

a threat in a tale, often said by a villain or a monster before an attack

### Examples

- The wolf was a menace to the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#x1)
- He spoke with a menace in his voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#x2)
- The giant menaced the children with his club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «menace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«menace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/menace.html) on Mova free.