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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"

envy collapse: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins); a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another; be envious of; set one's heart on; feel envious towards; admire enviously

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

failure collapse: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"; an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"; lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

disfigured collapse: having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"

scandal collapse: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

marred collapse: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"

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"

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

flaw collapse: defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"; add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

slip collapse: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning); a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air; a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"; a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"; potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics; insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"; get worse; "My grades are slipping"; pass out of one's memory; move smoothly and easily; pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

indemnity collapse: legal exemption from liability for damages; protection against future loss

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

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"

greed collapse: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

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"

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