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dicker collapse: negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"

pulsation collapse: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"; a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

indoctrinate collapse: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

duff collapse: a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron

scrub collapse: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water; dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; (of domestic animals) not selectively bred; wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"; clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"

scram collapse: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"

informal collapse: not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"; used of spoken and written language; not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

done collapse: cooked until ready to serve; having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

chase collapse: United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873); cut a groove into; "chase silver"; go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"; pursue someone sexually or romantically

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

backwater collapse: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

unfashionable collapse: not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

weather collapse: the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"; sail to the windward of; cause to slope; face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

lining collapse: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.); providing something with a surface of a different material; a protective covering that protects an inside surface

perturb collapse: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"; cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"; disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

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