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strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

crimp collapse: a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled; someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers; curl tightly; "crimp hair"; make ridges into by pinching together

indecisive collapse: not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war"; characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"; not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains"

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

rubberneck collapse: a person who stares inquisitively; strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

bastion collapse: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

independent collapse: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else; not contingent; free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"; (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"; not controlled by a party or interest group

swagman collapse: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

clandestine collapse: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

a priori collapse: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"; based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment; derived by logic, without observed facts

inverted collapse: being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"

redeem collapse: convert into cash; of commercial papers; pay off (loans or promissory notes); to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange; restore the honor or worth of

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

in return collapse: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"

astern collapse: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"; stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"

uncertain collapse: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"; not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"; lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"; not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"; not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"

maroon collapse: an exploding firework used as a warning signal; a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color; a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"; of dark brownish to purplish red; leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"; leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

derogative collapse: expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

guard collapse: a position on a basketball team; a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"; a device designed to prevent injury; a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"; a group of men who escort and protect some important person; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"; a person who keeps watch over something or someone; the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team; watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"; to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"; take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

ascend collapse: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"; slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"; go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"; become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"; go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

reappear collapse: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"

rotate collapse: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"; perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"; cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"; exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

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