Crossword clues for incurring
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incur \In*cur"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurring.] [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.]
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To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure, penalty, responsibility, etc.
I know not what I shall incur to pass it, Having no warrant.
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To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.]
Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.
--Chapman.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of incur English)
WordNet
See incur
n. acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); "incurring debts is easier than paying them"
v. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: receive, get, find, obtain]
Usage examples of "incurring".
In effect, you are protected by a strong navy without incurring any of the expense.
He could submit, thereby incurring ridicule and loss of face, or he could fight, which meant lunging into a conflict for which he was not yet ready.
His strategy dictated the infliction of maximum enemy losses, while incurring a minimum of his own: a kind of war for which he had shaped his army and which put the Ska at disadvantage.
The servants and the doctor were sworn to secrecy on pain of incurring the studio’s and Woltz’s undying enmity.
He spoke to the Don directly, taking a chance on incurring Michael’s ill will.