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wet suit collapse: a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat

snare collapse: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose; strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit; a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

wagon collapse: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor; a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting

catenary collapse: the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

fall for collapse: fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil"; be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"

misfire collapse: an explosion that fails to occur; fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

hooker collapse: (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot; a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers); English theologian (1554-1600); United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

packet collapse: a small package or bundle; (computer science) a message or message fragment

andiron collapse: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

poker collapse: any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand; fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

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"

pinch bar collapse: a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

ell collapse: an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

motorboat collapse: a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine; ride in a motorboat

roundhouse collapse: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing; workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

plaza collapse: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"; a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

noose collapse: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled; secure with a noose; make a noose in or of

keel over collapse: turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

hull collapse: the frame or body of ship; a large fishing port in northeastern England; United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955); United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843); persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry; dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut; remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

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