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still life collapse: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

counterpart collapse: a duplicate copy; a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

fugue collapse: a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement; a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days; dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

represent collapse: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"; serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"; create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

twin collapse: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho; either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy; give birth to twins; grow as twins; "twin crystals"; duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

fine print collapse: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

small print collapse: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

altarpiece collapse: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

trace collapse: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree; an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"; a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle; a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"; make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"; copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"; make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"; to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"; discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"

chart collapse: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea; a visual display of information; plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"; make a chart of; "chart the territory"

likeness collapse: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing; similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

gestalt collapse: a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

daub collapse: an unskillful painting; material used to daub walls; cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"; apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

carp collapse: any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

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