take a dare

1. 1.

   be dared to do something and not attempt it
2. 2.

   be dared to do something and attempt it

   Synonymspick up the gauntlet

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Questions about take a dare

What does take a dare mean?

take a dare means "be dared to do something and not attempt it". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for take a dare?

Close synonyms include pick up the gauntlet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take a dare a common word?

take a dare is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.