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1throw down the gage — phrasal : challenge, defy …
2Gage — (g[=a]j), n. [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See {Wed}, and cf. {Wage}, n.] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the… …
3Defiance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Defiance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 defiance defiance Sgm: N 1 daring daring &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dare dare Sgm: N 1 challenge challenge cartel| =>! Sgm: N 1 threat …
4challenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. query, question; controvert, dispute; dare, defy, stump. n. exception; invitation, dare. See defiance, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A demand] Syn. dare, summons, provocation, calling into question;… …
5defiance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Challenge to fight Nouns defiance, dare, challenge, threat; provocation; war cry, war whoop; rebellion (see disobedience); insolence; contempt, disdain; audacity, daring; fighting words, gauntlet; chip… …
6Grammy Awards 2011 — Grammy Award Am 13. Februar 2011 wurden im Staples Center von Los Angeles die Grammy Awards 2011 verliehen. Es war die 53. Verleihung des Grammys, des wichtigsten US amerikanischen Musikpreises. Gewürdigt wurden Anfang 2011 die musikalischen… …
753e cérémonie des Grammy Awards — Grammy Award Organisés par la National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Cérémonie Date 13  …
8challenge — n 1. call, summons, invitation, bidding; notice, nod, beck, bid. 2. provocation, dare, gauntlet, glove, gage; confrontation, ultimatum, defiance, scorn, affront; menace, attack, countercharge, stand, opposition. 3. question, charge, allegation,… …
9dare — v 1. brave, meet, face, brook, weather, sustain, undergo, endure, bear, Inf. take, Inf. stick, Inf. hang tough, Inf. hang in there; adventure, attempt, risk, hazard, stake, run the gauntlet; pluck up courage, take heart, stand one s ground;… …
10National Women's Rights Convention — The National Women s Rights Convention was an annual series of meetings that increased the visibility of the early women s rights movement in the United States. First held in 1850 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the National Women s Rights… …