plural of idle threat

(US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground. / (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay (compare instantaneous, synchronous)

(obsolete) A cry or shout. / A flock of wildfowl.