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confront: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

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put it to collapse

bring before collapse

lay before collapse

set before collapse

bump into collapse

envisage collapse

subtend collapse: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

polarize collapse: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation; cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions; cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

dare collapse: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"; to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

impend collapse: be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"

run the gauntlet collapse

bite the bullet collapse

narrow the gap collapse

affront collapse

gain upon collapse

face down collapse

run across collapse

alight upon collapse

hang over collapse

encounter collapse: a casual meeting with a person of thing

come up against collapse

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

light upon collapse

come upon collapse

bring forward collapse

pit against collapse

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

defy collapse: challenge; "I dare you!"; resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"; elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

stare down collapse: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"

liken collapse

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

draw near collapse

stand up to collapse

come forward collapse

overhang collapse: projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else; be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"; project over

strive against collapse

accost collapse

contend with collapse

discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

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