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highway robbery collapse: robbery of travellers on or near a public road; an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

place collapse: an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"; the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"; an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"; any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"; a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"; a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"; proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"; proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"; take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"; estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."; to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"; sing a note with the correct pitch; finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"; place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"; assign to (a job or a home); identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"

capillary collapse: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action; any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules; long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"; of or relating to hair

Scotland Yard collapse: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

Gestapo collapse: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

law enforcement agency collapse: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

Mounties collapse

vigilantes collapse

military police collapse: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners

constabulary collapse

loan sharking collapse

banditry collapse: the practice of plundering in gangs

plasma collapse: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended; (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"; a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

white corpuscle collapse

erythrocyte collapse

bloodstream collapse: the blood flowing through the circulatory system

leukocyte collapse: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

drive collapse: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"; a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"; the act of driving a herd of animals overland; (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash); hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"; a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"; a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"; (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium; the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"; a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire; move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"; hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"; hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"; cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"; excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"; hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"; strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"; cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"; push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"; compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"; travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"; proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"; operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"; urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"; cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"; move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"; work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"; to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"; have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

Rh factor collapse

transfusion collapse: the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another; the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery

robber collapse: a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

grume collapse: a thick viscous liquid

usury collapse: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest; an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

extortion collapse: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence); unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"; an exorbitant charge

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

mugging collapse: assault with intent to rob

perfusion collapse: pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

robbery collapse: larceny by threat of violence

heist collapse: the act of stealing

ichor collapse: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

surcharge collapse: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill); show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given; fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"; print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote; fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"; charge an extra fee, as for a special service

hemoglobin collapse: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

close collapse: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"; rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"; at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"; close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"; inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"; crowded; "close quarters"; (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"; used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"; fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"; confined to specific persons; "a close secret"; strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"; of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"; in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"; finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"; complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"; move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"; become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"; fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"; bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"; bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"; draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"; come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"; change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact; cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop; engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"; finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"; be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

globule collapse: a small globe or ball

mugger collapse: a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

trooper collapse: a mounted policeman; a state police officer

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

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