To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
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.
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.
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
To become more lenient.
To become loose.
To become less severe or tense.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
To calm down.
To relieve (something) from stress.
To make something less severe or tense.
To make something loose.