to look fixedly, often with wide-open eyes
She stared at him in astonishment
to stand out conspicuously
The name stared from the list
said of an animal's fur or a bird's plumage: to bristle or stand on end, esp with illness or fear
(+ into) to cow (somebody) into submissive behaviour by staring intimidatingly at them
be staring death/defeat, etc in the face
to face imminent death, defeat, etc
stare somebody in the face
said of a solution, etc: to be only too obvious
stare somebody in the eye
to return somebody's look boldly
starer noun
[Old English starian to stare, gaze]