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debouch collapse: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"; march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

erupt collapse: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"; erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"; become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"; start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"; appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"; break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"; start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

alibi collapse: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; exonerate by means of an alibi

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

time off collapse: a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"

happy hour collapse: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

conceal collapse: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"

superimpose collapse: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

take five collapse: take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

emanate collapse: proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"

smoke screen collapse: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

effuse collapse: give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"; pour out; "effused brine"

interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

reconnaissance collapse: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

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