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prefigure collapse: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

chisel collapse: an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge; carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

respiration collapse: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs; a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"

ensemble collapse: a coordinated outfit (set of clothing); an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole; a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"; a cast other than the principles

offal collapse: viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

iron lung collapse: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

ironclad collapse: a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor; inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"; sheathed in iron plates for protection

dialectical materialism collapse: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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"

bushman collapse: a dweller in the Australian bush country; a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa

dispose of collapse: deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

divorce collapse: the legal dissolution of a marriage; get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

stout collapse: a garment size for a large or heavy person; a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

slough collapse: any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake); a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou); a hollow filled with mud

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

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

cauterize collapse: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

leukemia collapse: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

delete collapse: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

garbage collapse: a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"; food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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