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vanquish collapse

adroit collapse: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

push down collapse

habituate collapse: make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

work collapse: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"; a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"; (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"; arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"; move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"; shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"; gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"; move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"; provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"; proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"; cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"; be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"; exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"; cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"; operate in or through; "Work the phones"; have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"; operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"; behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

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

iron grip collapse

death grip collapse

pull up collapse

head off collapse

raccoon collapse: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America; the fur of the North American racoon

chimpanzee collapse: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

wolverine collapse: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

porcupine collapse: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

possum collapse

defray collapse: bear the expenses of

demean collapse

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

keep up collapse: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"; keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"; maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

plash collapse

look like collapse: bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"

sound like collapse

smack of collapse

exert collapse: put to use; "exert one's power or influence"; make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

participate collapse: share in something

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

miss the mark collapse

digress collapse: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

armadillo collapse: burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

platypus collapse: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

overrule collapse: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

go about collapse

mother collapse: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"; a term of address for a mother superior; a term of address for an elderly woman; a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar; care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

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