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seem collapse: appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"; appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

hug collapse: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"; fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

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

affirm collapse: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"; say yes to

opossum collapse: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

squeeze collapse: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"; the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"; a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"; (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"; a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"; press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

take after collapse: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"; be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"

behave collapse: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"; behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

Pentecost collapse: seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

postdate collapse: establish something as being later relative to something else; be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

sop collapse: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"; piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid; dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"; be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid; give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

relate collapse: give an account of; "The witness related the events"; have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"; be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

elephant collapse: five-toed pachyderm; the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Mardi Gras collapse: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans; the last day before Lent

kangaroo collapse: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

mammal collapse: any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

hurtle collapse: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

greed collapse: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

boost collapse: the act of giving hope or support to someone; the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"; give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"; increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"; push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

correspond collapse: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

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