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sound collapse: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"; the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"; the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"; a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"; mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"; thorough; "a sound thrashing"; free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"; financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"; in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"; appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"; give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"; make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"; cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"; announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"

warm collapse: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"; uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"; characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"; psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"; (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"; make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"; get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

drain collapse: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it; a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"; a pipe through which liquid is carried away; tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material; empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"; deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"; flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

throw off collapse

impact collapse: the striking of one body against another; a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"; press or wedge together; pack together

floor collapse: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"; a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"; the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"; the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"; a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"; the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"; the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.; the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"

drop collapse: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"; a central depository where things can be left or picked up; a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"; a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"; a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property); a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling; a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"; give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"; stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"; go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"; change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"; utter casually; "drop a hint"; lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"; leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;; to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"; let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"; terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"

dampen collapse: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"; check; keep in check (a fire); make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"; reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

passion collapse: strong feeling or emotion; a feeling of strong sexual desire; the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

slur collapse: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato; utter indistinctly; speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"; play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"

bulk collapse: the property possessed by a large mass; the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"; stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"

negative collapse: a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed; a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"; expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial; having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"; characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"; less than zero; "a negative number"; reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates"; not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"; having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"

die collapse: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"; disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"; lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"; languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"; feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"; suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

lavish collapse: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"; characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

up collapse: open; "the windows are up"; being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"; spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"; to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"; to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"; nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"; to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"; raise; "up the ante"

jolt collapse: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

depart collapse: go away or leave; leave; "The family took off for Florida"

bust collapse: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"; a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

deal collapse: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"; the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"; a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"; the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"; a plank of softwood (fir or pine board); do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"; sell; "deal hashish"; distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"; give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"; take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"; behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

hurt collapse: damaged inanimate objects or their value; suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"; give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"; cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"; hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"; feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

salute collapse: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; a formal military gesture of respect; an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"; express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"; greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"; honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers; become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

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