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on; as, move on; go on. "Time glides on." Macaulay. The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger. Shak.

To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.

bulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.

sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.

Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl.

use not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou but thine. Milton. Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share. Dryden.

of; to undergo; to suffer. "To pass commodiously this life." Milton. She loved me for the dangers I had passed. Shak.

To endanger. [Obs.] Periclitating, pardi! the whole family. Sterne.

Dangerous; full of peril. [Obs.]

Danger; risk.

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. Adventure hard With peril great achieved. Milton. At, or On, one's peril, with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." Shak.…

Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton.

he ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.

Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.

as), and its seeds, which are well flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.

To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous.

Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight. "Your plight is pitied." Shak. To bring our craft all in another plight Chaucer.

is, to restrain the individual in the exercise of his rights when such exercise becomes a danger to the community. The tendency of judicial and popular usage is towards this narrower definition.

The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.

n, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger. The post of honor is a private station. Addison.