Definition of: stare

(stâr) v. stared, star·ing v.i.
1. To gaze fixedly, usually with the eyes open wide, as from admiration, fear, or insolence.
2. To be conspicuously or unduly apparent; glare.
3. To stand on end, as hair.
—v.t.
4. To stare at.
5. To affect in a specified manner by a stare: to stare a person into silence. See synonyms under LOOK.
—noun A steady, fixed gaze with wide-open eyes. ♦ Homophone: stair. [OE starian]
—star′er noun