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hark back collapse: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

cut up collapse: cut into pieces

soap collapse: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

mimic collapse: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress); constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison; imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"

transform collapse: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"; increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage); change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species; convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"; change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"; subject to a mathematical transformation

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

implement collapse: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

deal with collapse

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

tyrannize collapse: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"; rule a country as a tyrant

implicate collapse: bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"

maltreat collapse

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

fulfill collapse

loiter collapse: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

use collapse: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"; a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"; use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"; take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"; habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

upstage collapse: the rear part of the stage; of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"; at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"; steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"; move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience; treat snobbishly, put in one's place

opera collapse: a building where musical dramas are performed; a commercial browser; a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

think of collapse: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"; choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"; intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

envenom collapse

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

despoil collapse

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

assure collapse: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

deploy collapse: place troops or weapons in battle formation; to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

regenerate collapse: reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"; restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"; undergo regeneration; form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"; be formed or shaped anew; replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"; return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"; amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit; reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

comedian collapse: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts; an actor in a comedy

ape collapse: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all; imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"

muff collapse: a warm tubular covering for the hands; fail to catch, as of a ball

foul up collapse

bring to mind collapse

embody collapse: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"; represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"

educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

pantomime collapse

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