1. overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; - Example: "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: stare down, outstare, outface]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stare down
v 1: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by)
staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: stare
down, outstare, outface]