transitive. To show a brave or strong face to; to meet (danger, an enemy, or anything unpleasant) face to face; to oppose with confidence or…

To challenge or defy (a person).

transitive. To put out of countenance; to disconcert; to outdo or overcome in boldness (of expression or attitude).

to stand up to. intransitive. To meet, face, or withstand (an opponent, situation, etc.) courageously.

transitive. To overcome by daring; to outbrave, defy. Now rare.

to carry it off. transitive. To be successful in a situation which is difficult or challenging in some way; to give the impression that one is…

In phrases (mostly proverbial): †he may bear a bull that hath borne a calf, in allusion to the story of Milo of Crotona (see quot.). a bull in a china…

To meet or face (danger) with bravery; to encounter, defy. (The ordinary current sense.)