brandish
verb (brandish, brandishes, brandished, brandishing)
Everyday
To brandish is to wave or shake a weapon or object in the air, to show it off or to threaten. tree →
In the lessons
in stories a hero brandishes a sword or a whip before a fight
Examples
- The knight brandished his sword. tree →
- The coachman brandished his whip. tree →
- She brandished a burning torch. tree →
- Don't brandish that stick at your brother. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
To wave a weapon. In the primary lessons: in stories a hero brandishes a sword or a whip before a fight
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «brandish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «brandish» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «brandish» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «brandish» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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