(skâr) v. scared, scar·ing v.t.
1. To strike with sudden fear; frighten.
2. To drive or force by frightening: with off or away: to scare away an intruder.
—v.i.
3. To take fright; become scared. See synonyms under FRIGHTEN.
—to scare up Colloq. To get together hurriedly; discover; produce: to scare up votes, food, a group of people, etc.
—noun
1. Sudden fright, especially from slight or imaginary cause; terror.
2. A panic (def. 2).
—adjective Colloq. Intended or likely to scare, or to provoke alarm or concern: scare tactics. [<ON skirra frighten <skiarr shy]
—scar′er noun
—scar′ing·ly adverb

(skâr) noun
In golf, the smaller end of a club head at the part where, formerly, it was spliced to the handle. [<dial. E (Scottish), a joint <ON skor]