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demolish collapse: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"; destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

stick together collapse: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"

shatter collapse: break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"; break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

mire collapse: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"; soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"; cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

persist collapse: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

solidify collapse: become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"; make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

hang together collapse: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together"

embrace collapse: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"; squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

rend collapse: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

fission collapse: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

fasten collapse: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"; cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"; become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

saw collapse: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting; cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

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