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hello collapse: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

handshake collapse: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

greet collapse: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"; send greetings to; express greetings upon meeting someone; be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

smile collapse: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure; express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

curtsy collapse: bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women; make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"; bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

uncover collapse: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"; make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

bespeak collapse: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

kiss collapse: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"; the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof); any of several bite-sized candies; a cookie made of egg whites and sugar; touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"; touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

approximate collapse: located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"; very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"; not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"; be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

hug collapse: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"; fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

proposition collapse: a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"; (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false; an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors); suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"

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