thought /(bit* In C] something that you think of: She told him all her most secret thoughts.
have a thought I've just had a thought - why don't we ask Judith? + about Have you had any thoughts about what you are going to do after university?
the thought of doing sth The thought of
spending a weekend with Emma made
him feel very excited.
the thought (that) He couldn't bear the
thought that his wife was lying.
sb's .first thought (=the first thing that
someone thinks) My first thought was
that he had been taken away by the
police.
cross sb's mind ,kms (sb's) maind|j
.knv.s-1 if a thought crosses your mind, you think about it. but only for a short time because you do not want to believe it or think about it: Leave him? Well actually that thought had crossed my mind. it crossed sb's mind (that) It crossed her mind that maybe Jo was right, it never crossed my mind "Did you think he was lying?" "No. if nei>er crossed my mind."
Ш to think about something too much
be obsessed ;bi: ^b'sest to keep thinking about something all the time, so that you find it difficult to think about anything else + with/by writers who seem obsessed with sex
obsessio П ob'sejrm; [n C] a very strong, continuous interest in a particular thing or person, which stops you thinking about anything else: All they ever talk about is food - it's becoming an obsession. + with the British obsession with class
can't get sb/sth out of your mind
/.kcimt get (sb/sth) at я ov p:T ,maind)|,ka;nt- informal to be unable to stop thinking about someone or something, even when you do not want to think about them: He'd only seen the girl once but he couldn't get her out of his mind.
THREATEN
to say you will harm someone if
they do not do what you want
crime ^^hurt/injure
Л Г
see
SHOOT a|so —^VIOLENT
KILL CRUa
II to threaten someone
threaten <'6retn [и T] to tell someone that you will hurt them or cause serious problems for them if they do not do what you want
threaten to do sth When they found out he tuas an American, the soldiers threatened to kill him. I Every time we have a quarrel, she threatens to leave me. threaten sb with a knife/a gun etc After threatening the manager with a knife,
he stole £300 and ran off.
threaten sb with violence/jail/legal action etc (=say you will hurt someone, put them in prison etc) I was threatened with jail if I published the story. threaten sb Then he started threatening me, and saying that my family might get hurt.
blackmail /'blaekmeil/ [и T] to force someone to give you money or do what you want, by threatening to tei! embarrassing secrets about them: Gin a tried to blackmail him by threatening to tell his wife about their affair.
blackmail sb into doing sth The FBI
blackmailed her into informing on the other members of the gang.
intimidate /in'tim^deit/ [u 1} to try to make someone do what you want by behaving in a way that makes them feel afraid: He's being kept in jail until the trial so that he can't intimidate any of the witnesses.
THREATEN
intimidate sb into doing sth Some uoters say they were intimidated into supporting the government.
Ea words or actions that threaten someone
threat Bret, {л CJ when you tell someone that you will hurt them or cause serious problems for them if they do not do what you want
make threats against sb Threats haue been made against the judge who is investigating the case. death threat (=when someone threatens to kill you) She's decided to leave Hollywood because of the death threats carry out a threat (=do what you threatened to do)
receive a threat Black families in the area have received threats from right- wing extremist groups.
threatening ; eretnii]/ [adj] threatening
words or actions are intended to make someone feel afraid, so that they do what you want: 'You listen to mel' His voice was threatening.
threatening letter/phone call Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls.
intimidation /in.timi/deipn/ (n U] when you try to make someone do what you want by making them feel afraid: Grugel used intimidation and violence to get money from local restaurant owners.
blackmail /'blaekmeil/ [n UJ when you force someone to give you money or do what you want, by threatening to tell embarrassing secrets about them: They demanded $10,000 for the photos - I knew it was blackmail, but what could I do? I Bates got a 5-year jail sentence for blackmail.
THROW
if you mean 'throw something away because you do not need it',
go to GET RID OF
II to throw something
throw бгэо) [u T1 to make something fly
through the air by moving your arm
quickly and letting it go
throw sth on/onto/across/down etc
778
Wallace stood on the beach, throwing stones into the waves.
throw sth at sb (=when you want to hit them) She was so angry that she threw the pan straight at my head. throw sb sth (=when you want someone to catch something) Got a light?' Carrie threw him a box of matches. throwing - threw - have thrown
toss tosJ]t:i:s/ to throw something, especially in a careless, relaxed way toss sth on/into/at etc Debbie tossed her purse onto the counter. toss sb sth Could you toss me that pack of cigarettes?
chuck /t J л к/ (и T] informal to throw something, especially in a careless way chuck sth on/into/at etc Tom took off his jacket and chucked it on the bed.
chuck sb sth (=throw something to someone) Could you chuck me that book?
hurl Ъэ:г1 \v T] to throw a heavy object in a violent way, especially because you are angry hurt sth at sb (=when you want to hit them) Some demonstrators