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galloping collapse: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

winged collapse: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"; having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";

guzzle collapse: drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

backstop collapse: a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"; (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field; act as a backstop

fagot collapse: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

hasp collapse: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock; secure or lock with a hasp

phosphor collapse: a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes

raven collapse: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"; prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"; obtain or seize by violence

hurry collapse: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

streak collapse: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"; a sudden flash (as of lightning); an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"; run naked in a public place; move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"

spiritualize collapse: purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"; give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

endways collapse: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways"; in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"; on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways"

collate collapse: compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

gulp collapse: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"; a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

lock in collapse: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"; close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

swallow collapse: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"; believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"; keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"; take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"; utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"; engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

bootleg collapse: the part of a boot above the instep; distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"; produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"; sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"

assault collapse: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped; close fighting during the culmination of a military attack; thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

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