Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
A sudden attack; disturbance.
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
To call to arms for defense
To keep in excitement; to disturb.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.