scare-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) be frightened or anxious

Examples:
Sudden noises scare her.
She's very brave. She doesn't scare easily.
He scared me out of my wits when he was driving so fast.
Meeting new people scares me to death.
She scared the living daylights out of me when she crept up behind me and shouted in my ear.

Mappings:
PropBank: scare.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scare_off 1

Sense Number 2: (cause to) run from fright; expel by frightening

Examples:
To be honest, I think that'd scare me off using it.
Don't scare the new guys away with all your horror stories.
We don't know what scared our toddler away from the baths she used to love.

Mappings:
PropBank: scare.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scare_away 1
scare_off 1