▸ verb: (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). ▸ verb: (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify. ▸ verb: (intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken. ▸ noun: (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare. ▸ noun: (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual. ▸ verb: To strip the skin off; to skin. ▸ verb: To lash or whip. ▸ noun: A surname.
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