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talaw [tá.law.] : chicken out (v.); cop out (v.); frighten (v.)

Derivatives of talaw


Glosses:
chicken out
v. (social)1. back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull outremove oneself from an obligation.; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
~ retire, withdrawlose interest.; "he retired from life when his wife died"
~ pull out, get outmove out or away.; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
~ resilepull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc..; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
cop out
v. (cognition)1. cop out, opt outchoose not to do something, as out of fear of failing.; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
~ opt, choose, preferselect as an alternative over another.; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
frighten
v. (emotion)1. affright, fright, frighten, scarecause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
~ blufffrighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is.
~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shakestir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
~ aweinspire awe in.; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
~ dread, fearbe afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
~ terrify, terrorise, terrorizefill with terror; frighten greatly.
~ intimidatemake timid or fearful.; "Her boss intimidates her"
~ alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismayfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
~ consternatefill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion.; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
~ spookfrighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.; "The noise spooked the horse"
v. (emotion)2. frightendrive out by frightening.
~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn backforce to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"