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cant hook: a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs

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inveigle collapse

ensnarl collapse

ensnare collapse: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

entrap collapse

enmesh collapse: entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

sniggle collapse

prevail upon collapse

outtalk collapse

talk into collapse: persuade somebody to do something

convince collapse

win over collapse

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

decoy collapse: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

trawl collapse: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths; a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys); fish with trawlers

gin collapse: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points; strong liquor flavored with juniper berries; trap with a snare; "gin game"; separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

hyperbola collapse: an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

parabola collapse: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

captivate collapse

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

vulture collapse: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

wear down collapse

ellipse collapse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

federate collapse: united under a central government; unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war"; enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"

wangle collapse: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

headland collapse

promontory collapse: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

hook up collapse: connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

fastener collapse: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"

talk over collapse

band together collapse: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together"

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

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"

thieve collapse

filch collapse

suspender collapse

purloin collapse

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