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retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

settlement collapse: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it; an area where a group of families live together

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

recharge collapse: charge anew; "recharge a battery"; load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully"

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

backfire collapse: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker; a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

blink collapse: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly; briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

pension collapse: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working; grant a pension to

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

stipend collapse: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

ago collapse: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"; in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

recuperate collapse: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"; restore to good health or strength

back of beyond collapse: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

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