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effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

obligate collapse: restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"; commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

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

apologia collapse

scale down collapse: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"

gymkhana collapse: a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

games collapse

Olympics collapse

understanding collapse: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"; characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"

appointment collapse: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

tournament collapse: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

preaching collapse

partaking collapse

bond collapse: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming; United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940); a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal; a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents; held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents"; bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"; issue bonds on

treaty collapse: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

condominium collapse: housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned; one of the dwelling units in a condominium

come by collapse: obtain, especially accidentally

deep thought collapse

gig collapse: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"; small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood; tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain; long and light rowing boat; especially for racing; a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

breach of promise collapse: failure to keep a promise (of marriage)

operation collapse: the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"; a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"; activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"; a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"; (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"; process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"; the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"

date collapse: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed; a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"; a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"; the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"; the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"; a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"; the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"; a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"; assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"; provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"; stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"; go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

foreshorten collapse: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

proposition collapse: a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"; (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false; an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors); suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"

bring on collapse: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"

bargain for collapse

meshing collapse

deal collapse: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"; the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"; a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"; the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"; a plank of softwood (fir or pine board); do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"; sell; "deal hashish"; distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"; give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"; take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"; behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

boil down collapse: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

guaranty collapse

answer for collapse

interweaving collapse

intertwining collapse

interlacing collapse: linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

monomania collapse: a mania restricted to one thing or idea

convention collapse: the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; "political convention"

earn collapse: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

come into collapse

venture collapse: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome; a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit; proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"; put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

lobbying collapse

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