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stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

translate collapse: change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"; change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation; determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA; restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."; express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"; bring to a certain spiritual state; subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body; be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"; be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"

fall in with collapse

pleasantly collapse: in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"; in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly"

well-wisher collapse

take steps collapse

extradite collapse: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

narrow gauge collapse: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

starboard collapse: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose; located on the right side of a ship or aircraft; turn to the right, of helms or rudders

round out collapse: make bigger or better or more complete; fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research"

hireling collapse: a person who works only for money

familiar collapse: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard; a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support; having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"; well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"; within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

cede collapse

left collapse: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"; the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"; those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare; location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"; of or belonging to the political or intellectual left; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"; toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"

get with it collapse

zip up collapse: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

hands collapse: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

encore collapse: an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand; request an encore, from a performer

posthaste collapse

terrorism collapse: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

on the double collapse

coupled collapse: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

mop up collapse

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

own collapse: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

friendly collapse: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"; characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"; easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

consign collapse: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"; commit forever; commit irrevocably; send to an address

hand over fist collapse: at a tremendous rate; "made money hand over fist"

eminent domain collapse: the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made

taper collapse: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone); a convex shape that narrows toward a point; diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

keep back collapse

unselfishness collapse: the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"

sympathizer collapse: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful; commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

indwelling collapse: existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; "an indwelling divinity"; "an indwelling goodness"

employee collapse: a worker who is hired to perform a job

concise collapse: expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

distribute collapse: give out; "The teacher handed out the exams"; administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"; be mathematically distributive; be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"; spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"

struggle collapse: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"; an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

pointer collapse: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game; an indicator as on a dial

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