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stand up collapse: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

endure collapse

cohere collapse: have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"; cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"

bear witness against collapse

testify against collapse

foster collapse: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

pay off collapse: yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"

not compare collapse

prop collapse: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

take up with collapse

indulge collapse: enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"; give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

steer collapse: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

bite collapse: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"; the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"; a light informal meal; a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person; penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"; to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

turn back collapse: turn inside out or upside down

bide collapse: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

buttress collapse: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"; reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"

wink at collapse

touch upon collapse

buoy up collapse

update collapse: news that updates your information; modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"; bring to the latest state of technology; bring up to date; supply with recent information

corroborate collapse: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

press collapse: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead; any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids; a machine used for printing; clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use; the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines; newspaper writers and photographers; place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"; exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"; make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"; press from a plastic; "press a record"; create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"; crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"; be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"

suffer collapse: feel pain or be in pain; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"; feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"; get worse; "His grades suffered"; be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"; endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"; undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"; undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"; be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

shore collapse: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support; the land along the edge of a body of water; serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"

caress collapse: a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"; touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

fund collapse: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"; accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"; invest money in government securities; provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest; place or store up in a fund for accumulation; convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

lock collapse: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured; a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed; a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key; enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it; a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun; a strand or cluster of hair; become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"; fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"; hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"; build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels; hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"; pass by means through a lock in a waterway

predate collapse: establish something as being earlier relative to something else; be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

yaw collapse: an erratic deflection from an intended course; swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"; deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"

sidle collapse: move sideways; move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"

litter collapse: conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers; the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal; rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places); give birth to a litter of animals; make a place messy by strewing garbage around; strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground"

nurture collapse

emphasize collapse

turn the other cheek collapse

ram collapse: uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"; a tool for driving or forcing something by impact; strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

antedate collapse

grovel collapse

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