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slang collapse: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"; informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"; abuse with coarse language; use slang or vulgar language

intimidation collapse: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

brag collapse: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

intimidate collapse: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"; to compel or deter by or as if by threats

hector collapse: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

dragoon collapse: a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen; subjugate by imposing troops; compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"

bludgeon collapse: a club used as a weapon; overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

swagger collapse: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

bluster collapse: a violent gusty wind; noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"; blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

sputter collapse: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage); cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"; utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage; make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

fluster collapse: cause to be nervous or upset; be flustered; behave in a confused manner

rave collapse: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"; a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"; praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"; participate in an all-night techno dance party

bustle collapse: a rapid active commotion; a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt; move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

browbeat collapse: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

demoralize collapse: confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

rage collapse: violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"; a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"; something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"; feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"; be violent; as of fires and storms

storm collapse: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"; attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; "Storm the fort"; blow hard; "It was storming all night"; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"

heroics collapse: ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"

jactitation collapse: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness; (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

bounce collapse: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound; rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts); hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"; eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"; spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"; move up and down repeatedly; leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"; refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"; come back after being refused; "the check bounced"

fuss collapse: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"; worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

huff collapse: a state of irritation or annoyance; inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

cow collapse: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'; female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"; a large unpleasant woman

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