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highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

cut back collapse: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

latch collapse: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove; spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key; fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

clamp collapse: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together; impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"; fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

lifeline collapse: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

life preserver collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

cling to collapse: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

truncate collapse: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"; make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"; replace a corner by a plane

reap collapse: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"; get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

pocketbook collapse: pocket-sized paperback book; your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"

elide collapse: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

clouded collapse: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"; made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

sum up collapse: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

orchestra collapse: seating on the main floor in a theater; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

recapitulate collapse: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"; repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life

hunk collapse: a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"; a well-built sexually attractive man

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

morsel collapse: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"; a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

telescope collapse: a magnifier of images of distant objects; make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"; crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

summarize collapse: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

concussion collapse: any violent blow; injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

in unison collapse: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"; speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"; in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours"

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