verb
Meaning 1
To show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bare one's teeth
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verb
Meaning 2
To show aggression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: näyttää hampaansa — (figuratively) to show aggression
- French: montrer les dents — (figuratively) to show aggression
- German: Zähne zeigen — (figuratively) to show aggression
- German: die Zähne fletschen — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Indonesian: unjuk gigi — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Italian: mostrare i denti — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Polish: szczerzyć — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Russian: ска́лить зу́бы (skálitʹ zúby) — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Russian: оска́ливать зу́бы (oskálivatʹ zúby) — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Russian: оска́лить зу́бы (oskálitʹ zúby) — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Russian: ска́литься (skálitʹsja) — (figuratively) to show aggression
- Russian: оска́литься (oskálitʹsja) — (figuratively) to show aggression