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toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

acridity collapse: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone; extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"; having an acrid smell

clapper collapse: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side; someone who applauds

wheedle collapse: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

crick collapse: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004); a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British); twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"

disingenuous collapse: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

stringency collapse: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

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"

squeak collapse: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"; make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

rhetoric collapse: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

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