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serve collapse: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"; put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"; do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"; provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"; help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"; mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"; deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff"; do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"; work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"; devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"; contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"; promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"; serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"; spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

short collapse: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed; tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"; (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"; primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"; of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"; not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"; lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"; low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"; so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"; at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"; clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"; without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

solder collapse: an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces; join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

stereotype collapse: a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"

plentiful collapse: existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

bountiful collapse: producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

ingrain collapse: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"

effuse collapse: give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"; pour out; "effused brine"

engender collapse: call forth

wealthy collapse

pleasure collapse: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"; an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"; a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"; a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

opulent collapse

callow collapse

wedge collapse: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them; (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole; any shape that is triangular in cross section; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

embryonic collapse: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"; of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"

entrench collapse: fix firmly or securely; occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"

inexhaustible collapse: incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal"; that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal"

set in collapse: become established; "winter has set in"; enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"; blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"

tailor collapse: a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

effectuate collapse

obtain collapse: come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

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