1. Something that is a source of danger
   "earthquakes are a constant menace in Japan";
   - threat
    
2. A threat or the act of threatening
   "he spoke with desperate menace"

1. Pose a threat to; present a danger to
   "The pollution is menacing the crops";
   - endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit], threaten, imperil, peril
    
2. Express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
   "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
    
3. Act in a threatening manner
   "A menacing person"

Derived forms: menacing, menaces, menaced

Type of: acquit, act, be, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, danger, deport, do, evince [formal], exist, express, show, threat

Encyclopedia: Menace