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pay collapse: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"; give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"; discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"; do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"; make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"; render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"; be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

missile collapse: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

revenge collapse: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

requital collapse: an act of requiting; returning in kind

battery collapse: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact; a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series; a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores; a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"; a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher; group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

chrismal collapse

crucifixion collapse: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering; the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross; the death of Jesus on the cross

beating collapse: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows; the act of overcoming or outdoing; expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"

hemlock collapse: an evergreen tree; soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock; large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous; poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

pain collapse: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"; emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"; a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"; a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"; cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

slap in the face collapse

physical collapse: having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"; concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"; characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"; according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli"; involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"; relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"

stoning collapse: pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

worldly collapse: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement"

punishment collapse: the act of punishing

bodily collapse: having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"; affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"; of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"

hot seat collapse: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

gallows collapse: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

penitence collapse

retaliation collapse: action taken in return for an injury or offense

lacing collapse: a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

gas chamber collapse: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

temporal collapse: of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"; not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt; concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"; of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"; of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"; of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"

strangling collapse

starvation collapse: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"; a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

carnal collapse: of or relating to the body or flesh; "carnal remains"

lesson collapse: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"; a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

secular collapse

canopy collapse: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather; the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air; the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit; cover with a canopy

discipline collapse: training to improve strength or self-control; the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"; the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";; a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"; punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

fleshly collapse

whomp collapse: beat overwhelmingly

mortal collapse: subject to death; "mortal beings"

crucify collapse: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

quittance collapse: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt

fusillade collapse: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"; attack with fusillade

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