STARE
Dictionary entry overview: What does stare mean?
• STARE (noun)
The noun STARE has 1 sense:
1. a fixed look with eyes open wide
Familiarity information: STARE used as a noun is very rare.
• STARE (verb)
The verb STARE has 2 senses:
1. look at with fixed eyes
2. fixate one's eyes
Familiarity information: STARE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STARE (noun)
Meaning:
A fixed look with eyes open wide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stare" is a kind of...):
look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stare"):
gaze; regard (a long fixed look)
glare; glower (an angry stare)
contemplation (a long and thoughtful observation)
gape (a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open))
• STARE (verb)
Meaning:
Look at with fixed eyes
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
gaze; stare
Context example:
The students stared at the teacher with amazement
Hypernyms (to "stare" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stare"):
outface; outstare; stare down (overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring)
stargaze (observe the stars)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They stare up the hill
Meaning:
Fixate one's eyes
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly
Hypernyms (to "stare" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stare"):
glare; glower (look at with a fixed gaze)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They stare up the hill
