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A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.

To lure; to cheat. [Obs.] Gower.

on or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay.

Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily. And [she] decked herself bravely to allure the eyes of all men that should see her. Judith. x. 4.

Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. 1. Chron. xiii. 11 Breach of falth, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or trust. -- Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public peace. -- Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the privilege or ei…

That which seduces; seduction; allurement. Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everAkenside.

. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed.

ny moment without previous notice; as money on deposit. -- Call bird, a bird taught to allure others into a snare. -- Call boy (a) A boy who calls the actors in a theater; a boy who transmits the orders of the captain of a vessel to the engineer, helmsman, etc. (b) A waiting boy who answers a cal, or cames at the rin…

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.

To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or fallure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.

A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.]

Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co

To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract. A well-worn pathway courted us To one green wicket in a privet hedge. Tennyson.

To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. Bp. Rainbow.

Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.

A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash, when it is first lured.

A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]

The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise. [College Cant]

con. How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word! Sir J. Lubbock. The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers. Macaulay.