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run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

cost collapse: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor; require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"; be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

keep up collapse: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"; keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"; maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

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

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

dispense collapse: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

confer collapse: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"; present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

back up collapse: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"; move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

supply collapse: offering goods and services for sale; an amount of something available for use; provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

prove collapse: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; "prove a will"; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

bear collapse: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws; an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price; move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"; bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"; have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"; have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

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