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self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

phalanx collapse: any of the bones of the fingers or toes; a body of troops in close array; any closely ranked crowd of people

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

overshadow collapse: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"; exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"

contest collapse: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

eruption collapse: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum; (of volcanos) pouring out fumes of lava (or a deposit so formed); symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

championship collapse: a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

argument collapse: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable; a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

defiance collapse: a defiant act; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge

broil collapse: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); cook under a broiler; "broil fish"; heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"

task force collapse: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective; a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

conversation collapse: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

brawl collapse: a noisy fight in a crowd; to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

distinctly collapse: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation"; to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"; in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"

clearly collapse: without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"; in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"

admonish collapse: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

catastrophe collapse: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

refrain collapse: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

hysteron proteron collapse: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved; reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')

expressly collapse: with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients"; in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow"

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