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    brandish chant hound mutiny subdue

    Published Jul 09, 2020 [  English  ]

    brandish

    bran·dish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive] written

    to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon:

    • A man leapt out, brandishing a kitchen knife.

    chant

    chant1 /tʃɑːnt $ tʃænt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

    1. to repeat a word or phrase again and again:
      1. protesters chanting anti-government slogans
    2. to sing or say a religious song or prayer in a way that involves using only one note or TONE:
      1. a priest chanting the liturgy.

    hound

    hound1 /haʊnd/ noun [countable]

    1. a dog that is fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting
    2. informal a dog

    mutiny

    mu·ti·ny /ˈmjuːtəni, ˈmjuːtɪni $ -tn-i/ noun (plural mutinies) [uncountable and countable]

    when soldiers, sailors etc refuse to obey the person who is in charge of them, and try to take control for themselves

    mutiny against

    • He led a mutiny against the captain.

    –mutiny verb [intransitive]

    • The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages.

    subdue

    sub·due /səbˈdjuː $ -ˈduː/ verb [transitive]

    1. to defeat or control a person or group, especially using force:
      1. Police managed to subdue the angry crowd.
      2. Napoleon subdued much of Europe
    2. formal to prevent your emotions from showing or being too strong
      1. an excitement she could not subdue

    Reference

    • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English