staredown

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Synonyms: stare down, shakedown, takedown, standdown, stay down, stared down, stares down, scaledown

Antonyms: stare down, shakedown, takedown, standdown, stay down, stared down, stares down, scaledown

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[game]] or [[confrontation]] in which two [[individual]]s [[intently]] [[gaze]] at each other, until the other [[individual]] is forced to [[blink]] or [[turn away]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} A [[confrontation]] in which each party waits for the other to [[yield]].

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