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tarnish collapse: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

proceeding collapse: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

bulldoze collapse: flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

emblazon collapse: decorate with heraldic arms

revelation collapse: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure; the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle; communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

aggravate collapse

minute collapse: a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

stigmatize collapse: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

faint collapse: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain; lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"; indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"; deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"; lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"; weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"; pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

feast collapse: something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"; partake in a feast or banquet; provide a feast or banquet for

pique collapse: tightly woven fabric with raised cords; a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"; cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

stress collapse: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"; (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson; special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"; put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"; to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

proceed collapse: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

throw out collapse

shout collapse: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"; utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

stunt collapse: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention; a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth; perform a stunt or stunts; check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

bar sinister collapse: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

flag collapse: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail; emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design; stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones; a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device; provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"; communicate or signal with a flag; decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

slap collapse: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand); hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

comedown collapse: decline to a lower status or level

run through collapse

scatter collapse: the act of scattering; a haphazard distribution in all directions; distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"; sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

blab collapse

exhaust collapse: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; gases ejected from an engine as waste products; wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"; use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"

dissatisfaction collapse: the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"

hook collapse: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent; a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"; a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something; a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something; a catch for locking a door; a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook; approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"; entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"; secure with the foot; "hook the ball"; fasten with a hook; catch with a hook; "hook a fish"; hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"; hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left; take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

concentrate collapse: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"; a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water; make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser; direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"; draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

empty collapse: a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"; holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"; emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"; needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"; devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"; having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"; become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"; make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"; remove; "Empty the water"

spasm collapse: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel); a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

snuffle collapse: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); snuff up mucus through the nose

accomplishment collapse: the action of accomplishing something

cartel collapse

hike collapse: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"; walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

sluice collapse: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate; irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"; draw through a sluice; "sluice water"; transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"; pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

stir collapse: emotional agitation and excitement; a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"; mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"; move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"; move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"

dealings collapse: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

hit collapse: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"; a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"; the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"; a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"; a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"; a dose of a narcotic drug; pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"; hit the intended target or goal; consume to excess; "hit the bottle"; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"; hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"; deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"; cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"; drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"; cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

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