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devote collapse: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

actuary collapse

muff collapse: a warm tubular covering for the hands; fail to catch, as of a ball

relegate collapse: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"; refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

send out collapse

insurance policy collapse

stealing collapse

delegate collapse: a person appointed or elected to represent others; give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); transfer power to someone

learn collapse: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"; be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

miscue collapse: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

confide collapse: reveal in private; tell confidentially

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

play havoc with collapse

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

trespass collapse: entry to another's property without right or permission; a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages; break the law; make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"; enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"

require collapse

fumble collapse: (sports) dropping the ball; drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"; handle clumsily; make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door"

pillage collapse

cost collapse: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor; require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"; be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

agree to collapse

mug collapse: with handle and usually cylindrical; the quantity that can be held in a mug; rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

hold up collapse: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration; rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

achieve collapse: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

offend collapse

grovel collapse

overcharge collapse: a price that is too high; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

parrot collapse: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds; a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated; repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

effectuate collapse

undertake collapse: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"; enter upon an activity or enterprise; accept as a charge; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

bungle collapse: spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"

blackjack collapse: a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21; a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

infringe collapse

murder collapse: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

charter collapse: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation; a contract to hire or lease transportation; grant a charter to

detach collapse: cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"; come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"; separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"

accomplish collapse

recite collapse: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"; render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

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