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(1):

(v. t.) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

(2):

(n.) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

(3):

(n.) Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

(4):

(n.) A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.

(5):

(n.) Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

(6):

(n.) A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.

(7):

(v. t.) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

(8):

(v. t.) To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Alarm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/alarm.html. 1828.
 
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