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other side
collapse
related words >
antipode
,
antipodes
,
antipole
,
antithesis
,
antonym
,
contra
,
converse
,
counter
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpoint
,
counterpoise
,
counterpole
,
counterterm
,
foil
,
heads
,
inverse
,
obverse
,
offset
,
opposite
,
opposite number
,
opposite side
,
other face
,
reverse
,
setoff
,
tails
,
the contrary
,
the other side
,
vis-a-vis
against
collapse
related words >
about
,
across
,
adverse to
,
as to
,
at cross-purposes with
,
athwart
,
con
,
concerning
,
confronting
,
contra
,
contrary to
,
counter to
,
dead against
,
despite
,
en route to
,
facing
,
for
,
fronting
,
headed for
,
in conflict with
,
in contact with
,
in contempt of
,
in defiance of
,
in disagreement with
,
in front of
,
in opposition to
,
in order to
,
in passage to
,
in preparation for
,
in spite of
,
in transit to
,
next to
,
on
,
on route to
,
opposed to
,
opposite
,
opposite to
,
over against
,
re
,
regardless of
,
respecting
,
to
,
touching
,
toward
,
towards
,
up
,
up against
,
upon
,
versus
,
vis-a-vis
,
with respect to
stressful
collapse
related words >
adverse
,
antagonistic
,
conflicting
,
contrary
,
counter
,
counteractive
,
detrimental
,
difficult
,
draining
,
exhausting
,
fatiguesome
,
fatiguing
,
grueling
,
hard
,
harmful
,
hostile
,
in opposition
,
inimical
,
killing
,
miserable
,
not easy
,
opposed
,
opposing
,
opposite
,
punishing
,
rigorous
,
sinister
,
straining
,
tiresome
,
tiring
,
toilsome
,
troublesome
,
troublous
,
trying
,
unfavorable
,
untoward
,
weariful
,
wearing
,
wearisome
,
wearying
,
wretched
against the law
collapse
related words >
actionable
,
anarchic
,
anarchistic
,
anomic
,
black-market
,
bootleg
,
chargeable
,
contraband
,
contrary to law
,
criminal
,
felonious
,
flawed
,
illegal
,
illegitimate
,
illicit
,
impermissible
,
irregular
,
justiciable
,
lawless
,
nonconstitutional
,
nonlegal
,
nonlicit
,
outlaw
,
outlawed
,
punishable
,
triable
,
unallowed
,
unauthorized
,
unconstitutional
,
under-the-counter
,
under-the-table
,
unlawful
,
unofficial
,
unstatutory
,
unwarrantable
,
unwarranted
,
wrongful
unconstitutional
collapse
not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
related words >
actionable
,
against the law
,
anarchic
,
anarchistic
,
anomic
,
black-market
,
bootleg
,
chargeable
,
contraband
,
contrary to law
,
criminal
,
felonious
,
flawed
,
illegal
,
illegitimate
,
illicit
,
impermissible
,
irregular
,
justiciable
,
lawless
,
nonconstitutional
,
nonlegal
,
nonlicit
,
outlaw
,
outlawed
,
punishable
,
triable
,
unallowed
,
unauthorized
,
under-the-counter
,
under-the-table
,
unlawful
,
unofficial
,
unstatutory
,
unwarrantable
,
unwarranted
,
wrongful
triable
collapse
related words >
actionable
,
against the law
,
anarchic
,
anarchistic
,
anomic
,
black-market
,
bootleg
,
chargeable
,
contraband
,
contrary to law
,
criminal
,
felonious
,
flawed
,
illegal
,
illegitimate
,
illicit
,
impermissible
,
irregular
,
justiciable
,
lawless
,
nonconstitutional
,
nonlegal
,
nonlicit
,
outlaw
,
outlawed
,
punishable
,
unallowed
,
unauthorized
,
unconstitutional
,
under-the-counter
,
under-the-table
,
unlawful
,
unofficial
,
unstatutory
,
unwarrantable
,
unwarranted
,
wrongful
punishable
collapse
liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"
related words >
actionable
,
against the law
,
anarchic
,
anarchistic
,
anomic
,
black-market
,
bootleg
,
chargeable
,
contraband
,
contrary to law
,
criminal
,
felonious
,
flawed
,
illegal
,
illegitimate
,
illicit
,
impermissible
,
irregular
,
justiciable
,
lawless
,
nonconstitutional
,
nonlegal
,
nonlicit
,
outlaw
,
outlawed
,
triable
,
unallowed
,
unauthorized
,
unconstitutional
,
under-the-counter
,
under-the-table
,
unlawful
,
unofficial
,
unstatutory
,
unwarrantable
,
unwarranted
,
wrongful
evacuate
collapse
excrete or discharge from the body
empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
move people from their homes or country
related words >
abandon
,
abscond
,
back out
,
beat a retreat
,
beg off
,
blow
,
blow out
,
bow out
,
breathe out
,
ca-ca
,
clean out
,
clear
,
clear away
,
clear off
,
clear out
,
clear the decks
,
crap
,
cry off
,
defecate
,
depart from
,
deplete
,
deprive
,
desert
,
disappear
,
discard
,
discharge
,
divest
,
drain
,
drop out
,
dung
,
eliminate
,
emit
,
empty
,
empty out
,
exhale
,
exhaust
,
expire
,
forsake
,
fume
,
get rid of
,
give off
,
give out
,
give vent to
,
go back on
,
jettison
,
jilt
,
leave
,
leave behind
,
leave flat
,
let out
,
maroon
,
move
,
number two
,
open the floodgates
,
open the sluices
,
puff
,
pull out
,
purge
,
quit
,
quit cold
,
reek
,
relinquish
,
relocate
,
remove
,
renege
,
retire
,
retreat
,
say goodbye to
,
scour out
,
shit
,
smoke
,
stand down
,
steam
,
stool
,
sweep out
,
take a shit
,
take leave of
,
throw off
,
throw over
,
unclog
,
unfoul
,
vacate
,
vanish
,
vapor
,
vent
,
void
,
withdraw
,
withdraw from
key up
collapse
related words >
accelerate
,
aggravate
,
annoy
,
arouse
,
awake
,
awaken
,
beef up
,
blow the coals
,
blow up
,
call forth
,
call up
,
complicate
,
concentrate
,
condense
,
consolidate
,
deepen
,
double
,
enhance
,
enkindle
,
enrage
,
exacerbate
,
exaggerate
,
excite
,
fan
,
fan the fire
,
fan the flame
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
flame
,
foment
,
frenzy
,
heat
,
heat up
,
heighten
,
hop up
,
hot up
,
impassion
,
incense
,
incite
,
inflame
,
infuriate
,
intensify
,
jazz up
,
kindle
,
lather up
,
light the fuse
,
light up
,
madden
,
magnify
,
make complex
,
move
,
overexcite
,
ramify
,
redouble
,
reinforce
,
rouse
,
set astir
,
set fire to
,
set on fire
,
sharpen
,
soup up
,
steam up
,
step up
,
stir
,
stir the blood
,
stir the embers
,
stir the feelings
,
stir up
,
strengthen
,
summon up
,
triple
,
turn on
,
wake
,
wake up
,
waken
,
warm
,
warm the blood
,
whet
,
whip up
,
work into
,
work up
contend for
collapse
related words >
advocate
,
allege in support
,
answer
,
argue for
,
assert
,
bid for
,
champion
,
counter
,
defend
,
espouse
,
fight for
,
maintain
,
make a plea
,
plead for
,
pull for
,
rebut
,
refute
,
reply
,
respond
,
riposte
,
say in defense
,
speak for
,
speak up for
,
stand up for
,
stick up for
,
stickle for
,
stipulate for
,
strain for
,
strive for
,
struggle for
,
support
,
sustain
,
try for
,
uphold
,
urge reasons for
,
vie for
fife
collapse
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
related words >
English horn
,
Pandean pipe
,
aulos
,
bagpipe
,
basset horn
,
basset oboe
,
bassoon
,
blow
,
blow a horn
,
bombard
,
bugle
,
carillon
,
clarinet
,
clarion
,
contrabassoon
,
contrafagotto
,
cromorne
,
doodle
,
double bassoon
,
double reed
,
double-tongue
,
fipple flute
,
flageolet
,
flute
,
hautboy
,
heckelphone
,
hornpipe
,
licorice stick
,
lip
,
musette
,
oaten reed
,
oboe
,
oboe da caccia
,
ocarina
,
panpipe
,
penny-whistle
,
piccolo
,
pipe
,
pommer
,
recorder
,
reed
,
reed instrument
,
sax
,
saxophone
,
shawm
,
single reed
,
single-reed instrument
,
sonorophone
,
sound
,
sweet potato
,
syrinx
,
tabor pipe
,
tenoroon
,
tin-whistle
,
tongue
,
toot
,
tootle
,
triple-tongue
,
trumpet
,
tweedle
,
whistle
,
wind
,
wind the horn
,
woods
,
woodwind
,
woodwind choir
,
woodwind instrument
disobey
collapse
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
related words >
break
,
break the law
,
care naught for
,
contravene
,
defy
,
disregard
,
flout
,
go counter to
,
ignore
,
infringe
,
mutiny
,
not conform
,
not heed
,
not keep
,
not listen
,
not mind
,
not observe
,
oppose
,
overstep
,
rebel
,
refuse to cooperate
,
resist
,
revolt
,
scoff at
,
set at defiance
,
set at naught
,
set naught by
,
strike
,
transgress
,
violate
go off
collapse
be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"
related words >
aberrate
,
avert
,
backfire
,
bang
,
bark
,
be blooded
,
be found
,
be getting along
,
be met with
,
be realized
,
be successful
,
bear off
,
befall
,
betide
,
blast
,
blow
,
blow out
,
blow up
,
burst
,
bust
,
buzz off
,
catch on
,
click
,
come
,
come about
,
come away
,
come down
,
come off
,
come to pass
,
come true
,
connect
,
crack
,
decline
,
depart
,
deploy
,
detonate
,
die
,
discharge
,
divaricate
,
diverge
,
divide
,
draw aside
,
ease off
,
ebb
,
edge off
,
eventuate
,
exit
,
explode
,
fade
,
fail
,
fall
,
fall away
,
fall off
,
fan out
,
farewell
,
fire
,
fly off
,
fulminate
,
gang along
,
gee
,
get along
,
get away
,
get off
,
get on
,
get under way
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go
,
go along
,
go away
,
go down
,
go downhill
,
go great guns
,
go on
,
go over
,
go over big
,
go to town
,
graduate
,
hap
,
happen
,
haw
,
head off
,
hit a slump
,
hit rock bottom
,
hit the skids
,
jib
,
lapse
,
leave
,
let off
,
make a hit
,
make way for
,
march off
,
meet with success
,
mosey
,
move aside
,
move away
,
move off
,
move out
,
mushroom
,
occur
,
outspread
,
pass
,
pass off
,
pop
,
prevail
,
prosper
,
pull out
,
qualify
,
reach the depths
,
run down
,
sashay
,
sashay off
,
separate
,
set off
,
sheer off
,
shoot
,
shove aside
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
sink
,
slide
,
slip
,
slump
,
splay
,
spread
,
stagger along
,
steer clear of
,
step aside
,
subside
,
succeed
,
switch
,
take
,
take flight
,
take place
,
take wing
,
toddle along
,
touch bottom
,
touch off
,
transpire
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
up and go
,
veer off
,
wane
,
wing it
,
work well
,
work wonders
hear a different drummer
collapse
related words >
agree to disagree
,
be at cross-purposes
,
break
,
break bounds
,
break off
,
break step
,
clash
,
collide
,
conflict
,
contradict
,
counter
,
differ
,
disaccord
,
disagree
,
dissent
,
drop out
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jostle
,
make waves
,
mismatch
,
mismate
,
negate
,
nonconform
,
not comply
,
not conform
,
object
,
opt out
,
protest
,
rock the boat
,
vary
disaffirm
collapse
related words >
abjure
,
assert the contrary
,
belie
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
cross
,
deny
,
disallow
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
disown
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
impugn
,
join issue upon
,
negate
,
negative
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
recant
,
refuse to admit
,
refute
,
renounce
,
repudiate
,
retract
,
revoke
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
traverse
mucker
collapse
related words >
bitch up
,
blighter
,
blow
,
blunder
,
bobble
,
bollix
,
bullyboy
,
bungle
,
churl
,
clodhopper
,
clown
,
gum up
,
louse up
,
lowlife
,
muck
,
no-good
,
punk
,
rough
,
roughneck
,
rowdy
,
ruffian
,
worm
,
yahoo
whop
collapse
related words >
bang
,
bash
,
baste
,
bastinado
,
bat
,
batter
,
beat
,
beating
,
belabor
,
belt
,
biff
,
birch
,
blank
,
blow
,
bonk
,
bop
,
buffet
,
bulldoze
,
bump
,
burst
,
bust
,
cane
,
chop
,
clap
,
clash
,
clip
,
clobber
,
clout
,
club
,
clump
,
coldcock
,
cowhide
,
crack
,
crash
,
cream
,
crump
,
cudgel
,
cut
,
dash
,
deal
,
deal a blow
,
deck
,
defeat utterly
,
dig
,
dint
,
drub
,
drubbing
,
drumming
,
fetch
,
fetch a blow
,
flagellate
,
flail
,
flap
,
flog
,
flop
,
fusillade
,
fustigate
,
give a whipping
,
give the stick
,
hammer
,
hit
,
hit a clip
,
horsewhip
,
jab
,
knock
,
knock cold
,
knock down
,
knock out
,
knout
,
lace
,
lambaste
,
lash
,
lay on
,
let have it
,
lick
,
overbear
,
overwhelm
,
paste
,
pelt
,
pistol-whip
,
plunk
,
poke
,
pommel
,
pound
,
pummel
,
punch
,
rap
,
rawhide
,
report
,
schmear
,
scourge
,
shellac
,
shut out
,
skunk
,
slam
,
slap
,
slat
,
slog
,
slug
,
smack
,
smash
,
smear
,
smite
,
snap
,
snow under
,
soak
,
sock
,
spank
,
splat
,
steamroller
,
strap
,
strike
,
strike at
,
stripe
,
stroke
,
swap
,
swat
,
swing
,
swinge
,
swipe
,
switch
,
tap
,
tattoo
,
thrash
,
thump
,
thwack
,
trounce
,
truncheon
,
wallop
,
whack
,
whale
,
wham
,
whap
,
whelm
,
whip
,
whitewash
,
whomp
,
yerk
infuriate
collapse
make furious
related words >
aggravate
,
agitate
,
alienate
,
anger
,
annoy
,
antagonize
,
arouse
,
awake
,
awaken
,
blow the coals
,
blow up
,
bother
,
bug
,
burn up
,
call forth
,
call up
,
chafe
,
embitter
,
enkindle
,
enrage
,
envenom
,
estrange
,
exacerbate
,
exasperate
,
excite
,
fan
,
fan the fire
,
fan the flame
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
flame
,
foment
,
frenzy
,
gall
,
heat
,
heat up
,
impassion
,
incense
,
incite
,
inflame
,
ire
,
irk
,
irritate
,
key up
,
kindle
,
lash into fury
,
lather up
,
light the fuse
,
light up
,
mad
,
madden
,
miff
,
move
,
nettle
,
overexcite
,
peeve
,
pique
,
provoke
,
rile
,
rouse
,
set against
,
set astir
,
set at odds
,
set fire to
,
set on fire
,
steam up
,
stir
,
stir the blood
,
stir the embers
,
stir the feelings
,
stir up
,
summon up
,
turn on
,
umbrage
,
vex
,
wake
,
wake up
,
waken
,
warm
,
warm the blood
,
whip up
,
work into
,
work up
incinerate
collapse
become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"
related words >
blow to pieces
,
blow up
,
brain
,
bring down
,
bring to ruin
,
burn
,
burn down
,
burn to death
,
burn up
,
condemn
,
confound
,
consume
,
cremate
,
cut down
,
cut to pieces
,
damn
,
deal a deathblow
,
deal destruction
,
decimate
,
depredate
,
desolate
,
despoil
,
destroy
,
devastate
,
devour
,
disintegrate
,
dissolve
,
drop
,
engorge
,
fell
,
frag
,
give the quietus
,
gobble
,
gobble up
,
gun down
,
gut
,
gut with fire
,
havoc
,
incendiarize
,
jugulate
,
lapidate
,
lay in ruins
,
lay low
,
lay waste
,
pistol
,
poleax
,
ravage
,
reduce to ashes
,
riddle
,
ruin
,
ruinate
,
shipwreck
,
shoot
,
shoot down
,
shoot to death
,
shotgun
,
silence
,
stab to death
,
stone
,
stone to death
,
strike dead
,
swallow up
,
throw into disorder
,
unleash destruction
,
unleash the hurricane
,
upheave
,
vandalize
,
vaporize
,
waste
,
wrack
,
wreak havoc
,
wreck
shoot down
collapse
related words >
KO
,
blow to pieces
,
blow up
,
brain
,
bring down
,
burn to death
,
call off
,
cancel
,
charge
,
cock
,
complete
,
cook
,
cut down
,
cut to pieces
,
deal a deathblow
,
defeat
,
delete
,
detonate
,
discharge
,
dish
,
disintegrate
,
dispose of
,
do for
,
do in
,
drop
,
drop the curtain
,
eject
,
end off
,
expunge
,
extinguish
,
fell
,
finalize
,
finish
,
fire
,
fire off
,
fix
,
fold up
,
frag
,
get it over
,
get over with
,
get through with
,
give the quietus
,
gun
,
gun down
,
gun for
,
hit
,
incinerate
,
jugulate
,
kayo
,
kibosh
,
kill
,
knock out
,
lapidate
,
lay low
,
let fly
,
let off
,
load
,
pelt
,
pepper
,
perfect
,
pick off
,
pistol
,
plug
,
poleax
,
polish off
,
pot
,
potshoot
,
potshot
,
prime
,
put paid to
,
riddle
,
scrag
,
scuttle
,
settle
,
shoot
,
shoot at
,
shoot to death
,
shotgun
,
silence
,
sink
,
snipe
,
stab to death
,
stone
,
stone to death
,
strike
,
strike dead
,
take a potshot
,
torpedo
,
undo
,
vaporize
,
wipe out
,
zap
beat it
collapse
related words >
be off
,
begone
,
blow
,
clear out
,
dog it
,
duck and run
,
duck out
,
flake off
,
get
,
get going
,
get lost
,
get out
,
git
,
hit the road
,
lam
,
make yourself scarce
,
scram
,
shove off
,
skin out
,
split
,
take a powder
,
vamoose
balk
collapse
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
related words >
baffle
,
bafflement
,
balk at
,
balking
,
be unwilling
,
beam
,
beat
,
begrudge
,
betrayed hope
,
bevue
,
bilk
,
blast
,
blasted expectation
,
blighted hope
,
blow
,
boggle
,
brave
,
buffet
,
cast down
,
challenge
,
check
,
checkmate
,
circumvent
,
comedown
,
confound
,
confounding
,
confront
,
confusion
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
countermand
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
cruel disappointment
,
dash
,
dashed hope
,
decline
,
defeat
,
defeat expectation
,
defy
,
destroy
,
die hard
,
disappoint
,
disappointment
,
discomfit
,
discomfiture
,
disconcert
,
disconcertion
,
discountenance
,
dish
,
disillusion
,
disillusionment
,
disrupt
,
dissatisfaction
,
dissatisfy
,
elude
,
failure
,
fallen countenance
,
false move
,
false step
,
fiasco
,
fizzle
,
flinch
,
flummox
,
foil
,
foiling
,
forlorn hope
,
frustrate
,
frustration
,
gag
,
grudge
,
hang back
,
hold out
,
hope deferred
,
inadvertence
,
inadvertency
,
jib
,
knock the chocks
,
lapse
,
lapsus calami
,
lapsus linguae
,
let down
,
letdown
,
loose thread
,
mind
,
mirage
,
miscue
,
misstep
,
nonplus
,
not budge
,
not care to
,
not feel like
,
object to
,
omission
,
oversight
,
perplex
,
persevere
,
quail
,
rebuff
,
recoil
,
refuse
,
repulse
,
reversal
,
reverse
,
rout
,
ruin
,
sabotage
,
scotch
,
scruple
,
setback
,
shrink
,
shy
,
slip
,
slipup
,
sore disappointment
,
spike
,
spoil
,
stand out
,
stand pat
,
stick
,
stickle
,
stonewall
,
strain
,
stumble
,
stump
,
take no denial
,
tantalization
,
tantalize
,
tease
,
thwart
,
thwarting
,
trip
,
turn down
,
upset
,
would rather not
,
wrong step
adding machine
collapse
a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
related words >
Comptometer
,
abacus
,
adding
,
analog computer
,
arithmograph
,
arithmometer
,
calculating machine
,
calculator
,
cash register
,
computation
,
counter
,
difference engine
,
digital computer
,
electronic computer
,
listing machine
,
pari-mutuel machine
,
quipu
,
rule
,
slide rule
,
sliding scale
,
suan pan
,
tabulator
wake up
collapse
stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
related words >
annoy
,
arouse
,
awake
,
awaken
,
blow the coals
,
blow up
,
break the spell
,
burst the bubble
,
call forth
,
call up
,
come alive
,
correct
,
debunk
,
disabuse
,
disappoint
,
disenchant
,
disillude
,
disillusion
,
disillusionize
,
enkindle
,
enlighten
,
enrage
,
excite
,
expose
,
fan
,
fan the fire
,
fan the flame
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
flame
,
foment
,
frenzy
,
get up
,
heat
,
impassion
,
incense
,
incite
,
inflame
,
infuriate
,
key up
,
kindle
,
knock up
,
lather up
,
let down easy
,
let in on
,
light the fuse
,
light up
,
madden
,
move
,
overexcite
,
pique
,
prick the bubble
,
put straight
,
raise
,
raise up
,
rouse
,
set astir
,
set fire to
,
set on fire
,
set right
,
set straight
,
shake up
,
show up
,
steam up
,
stir
,
stir the blood
,
stir the embers
,
stir the feelings
,
stir up
,
summon up
,
tell the truth
,
turn on
,
unblindfold
,
uncharm
,
undeceive
,
unspell
,
wake
,
waken
,
warm
,
warm the blood
,
whip up
,
work into
,
work up
recusant
collapse
refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams
related words >
alienated
,
antiestablishment
,
at odds with
,
at variance with
,
breakaway
,
contrary
,
counter-culture
,
deviant
,
differing
,
disagreeing
,
disobedient
,
dissentient
,
dissenting
,
dissident
,
froward
,
in opposition
,
indisciplined
,
lawless
,
naughty
,
nonconformable
,
nonconforming
,
nonobservant
,
obstinate
,
opposing
,
recalcitrant
,
refractory
,
sectarian
,
sectary
,
self-willed
,
transgressive
,
unadaptable
,
unadjustable
,
uncompliant
,
uncomplying
,
unconforming
,
underground
,
undisciplined
,
unduteous
,
undutiful
,
unsubmissive
,
violative
,
wayward
,
willful
deflate
collapse
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
related words >
abridge
,
beat down
,
belie
,
blow sky-high
,
blow up
,
break
,
cave
,
cave in
,
cheapen
,
collapse
,
compress
,
curtail
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
cut prices
,
damp
,
dampen
,
decline
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
devaluate
,
diminish
,
disarm
,
disconfirm
,
discredit
,
disgrace
,
disprove
,
dive
,
downgrade
,
embarrass
,
enchain
,
explode
,
expose
,
fall
,
fall in
,
fall in price
,
fold
,
fold up
,
gag
,
give way
,
hamstring
,
handcuff
,
hobble
,
hog-tie
,
humble
,
humiliate
,
implode
,
invalidate
,
jew down
,
knock out
,
lessen
,
let down
,
lower
,
manacle
,
mark down
,
mortify
,
muzzle
,
negate
,
negative
,
nose-dive
,
paralyze
,
pare
,
plummet
,
plunge
,
prostrate
,
prove the contrary
,
puncture
,
put out
,
put to shame
,
reduce
,
retrench
,
roll back
,
sag
,
scale down
,
shame
,
shave
,
shorten
,
show up
,
silence
,
simplify
,
slash
,
slump
,
step down
,
strangle
,
take from
,
throttle
,
trim
,
truss up
,
tune down
,
undercut
mismatch
collapse
a bad or unsuitable match
match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
related words >
abnormality
,
agree to disagree
,
anomaly
,
be at cross-purposes
,
break
,
break off
,
clash
,
collide
,
conflict
,
contradict
,
counter
,
differ
,
disaccord
,
disagree
,
dissent
,
impropriety
,
inadmissibility
,
inapplicability
,
inappositeness
,
inappropriateness
,
inaptitude
,
inaptness
,
infelicity
,
irrelevance
,
irrelevancy
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jostle
,
maladjustment
,
mesalliance
,
misalliance
,
misjoinder
,
misjoining
,
mismate
,
negate
,
object
,
uncongeniality
,
unfitness
,
unsuitability
,
vary
bluster
collapse
a violent gusty wind
noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
related words >
agitation
,
bawl
,
be livid
,
be pissed
,
bellow
,
blast
,
blow
,
blow a hurricane
,
blow great guns
,
blow over
,
blow up
,
bludgeon
,
bluff
,
bluster and bluff
,
bluster out of
,
boast
,
boastfulness
,
boasting
,
bobbery
,
boil
,
boiling
,
bombast
,
bounce
,
brag
,
braggadocio
,
braggartism
,
bragging
,
bravado
,
brawl
,
breeze
,
breeze up
,
brew
,
broil
,
brouhaha
,
browbeat
,
browned off
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
bullyrag
,
burn
,
bustle
,
cacophony
,
carry on
,
chafe
,
chaos
,
churn
,
clamor
,
come up
,
commotion
,
conceit
,
conturbation
,
cow
,
crow
,
demoralize
,
discomposure
,
disorder
,
disquiet
,
disquietude
,
disturbance
,
dragoon
,
draw the longbow
,
ebullition
,
embroilment
,
excitement
,
fanaticism
,
fanfaronade
,
ferment
,
fermentation
,
fever
,
feverishness
,
fidgets
,
flap
,
flourish
,
flurry
,
fluster
,
flutteration
,
foment
,
fomentation
,
foofaraw
,
frenzy
,
freshen
,
fret
,
fume
,
furor
,
furore
,
fury
,
fuss
,
gasconade
,
gasconism
,
gather
,
go on
,
grandiloquence
,
harangue
,
harass
,
have a conniption
,
hector
,
heroics
,
hot air
,
hubbub
,
huff
,
hurly-burly
,
inquietude
,
intimidate
,
jactation
,
jactitation
,
jitters
,
jumpiness
,
look big
,
maelstrom
,
malaise
,
moil
,
nerviness
,
nervosity
,
nervousness
,
out-herod Herod
,
pandemonium
,
passion
,
perturbation
,
pipe up
,
pissed off
,
puff
,
puffery
,
racket
,
rage
,
raging
,
raise Cain
,
raise hell
,
raise the devil
,
raise the roof
,
rant
,
rant and rave
,
rave
,
raving
,
restlessness
,
rodomontade
,
roil
,
roister
,
rollick
,
rout
,
row
,
ruckus
,
rumpus
,
seethe
,
seething
,
set in
,
show off
,
side
,
simmer
,
sizzle
,
slang
,
smoke
,
smolder
,
speak for Buncombe
,
splutter
,
sputter
,
squall
,
stew
,
stir
,
storm
,
storminess
,
storming
,
strut
,
swagger
,
swaggering
,
swashbuckle
,
swirl
,
systematically terrorize
,
take on
,
talk big
,
tempestuousness
,
terrorize
,
threaten
,
throw a fit
,
to-do
,
trepidation
,
trepidity
,
tumult
,
tumultuation
,
tumultuousness
,
turbidity
,
turbulence
,
turmoil
,
twitter
,
unease
,
unrest
,
uproar
,
upset
,
vanity
,
vapor
,
vaunt
,
vauntery
,
vaunting
,
waft
,
whiff
,
whiffle
,
wildness
,
zeal
,
zealousness
testify against
collapse
related words >
bear witness against
,
betray
,
blab
,
blow the whistle
,
fink
,
inform against
,
inform on
,
narc
,
peach
,
rat
,
sell out
,
snitch
,
snitch on
,
squeal
,
stool
,
tattle
,
tell on
,
turn informer
bear witness against
collapse
related words >
betray
,
blab
,
blow the whistle
,
fink
,
inform against
,
inform on
,
narc
,
peach
,
rat
,
sell out
,
snitch
,
snitch on
,
squeal
,
stool
,
tattle
,
tell on
,
testify against
,
turn informer
run out
collapse
become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
lose validity; "My passports expired last month"
related words >
advance
,
ago
,
antiquated
,
antique
,
apostatize
,
be all over
,
be consumed
,
be done for
,
be no more
,
be used up
,
become extinct
,
become void
,
betray
,
blow
,
blow out
,
blow over
,
blown over
,
bolt
,
bow out
,
break away
,
break down
,
break out
,
break through
,
burn out
,
by
,
bygone
,
bypast
,
cast out
,
cease
,
chase out
,
chatter
,
collapse
,
come forth
,
come out
,
come to naught
,
come to nothing
,
conk out
,
continue
,
crack up
,
dated
,
dead
,
dead and buried
,
debouch
,
deceased
,
defect
,
defunct
,
depart
,
departed
,
deport
,
desert
,
die
,
die away
,
disappear
,
displace
,
disused
,
drag out
,
drain
,
drain out
,
draw out
,
drive out
,
droop
,
drop
,
drum out
,
dry up
,
egress
,
elapse
,
elapsed
,
emerge
,
empty
,
end
,
endure
,
erupt
,
exhaust
,
exile
,
exit
,
expatriate
,
expel
,
expire
,
expired
,
extend
,
extinct
,
fade away
,
faint
,
fatigue
,
fill out
,
find vent
,
finished
,
flag
,
flit
,
flow
,
flow on
,
flow out
,
fly
,
force out
,
forgotten
,
freeze out
,
gasp
,
get out
,
get tired
,
give out
,
glide
,
go
,
go by
,
go on
,
go out
,
gone
,
gone glimmering
,
gone out
,
gone-by
,
grow weary
,
gush
,
gush out
,
harry out
,
has-been
,
have it
,
have its time
,
hunt out
,
irrecoverable
,
issue
,
issue forth
,
jade
,
jet
,
lapse
,
lapsed
,
last
,
leak out
,
let down
,
make an exit
,
march out
,
never finish
,
no more
,
obsolete
,
ooze out
,
ostracize
,
oust
,
out
,
out of style
,
out of use
,
outflow
,
outpour
,
outworn
,
over
,
pad
,
pant
,
pass
,
pass away
,
pass by
,
pass out
,
passe
,
passed
,
passed away
,
past
,
peg out
,
perish
,
perorate
,
peter out
,
play out
,
poop out
,
pour
,
pour out
,
press on
,
proceed
,
protract
,
puff
,
puff and blow
,
pull out
,
push out
,
rat
,
roll on
,
rout out
,
run
,
run down
,
run dry
,
run its course
,
run on
,
run out on
,
secede
,
sell out
,
sink
,
slide
,
slip
,
sluice out
,
smoke out
,
speak at length
,
spew out
,
spin out
,
spout
,
spout out
,
spurt
,
stretch out
,
string out
,
succumb
,
surge
,
tire
,
transport
,
vanish
,
vanished
,
vomit forth
,
walk out
,
waste
,
wear away
,
wear off
,
weary
,
well
,
well out
,
wheeze
,
wilt
,
wound up
get back at
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
bandy
,
be quits with
,
change
,
come back at
,
commute
,
compensate
,
cooperate
,
counter
,
counterchange
,
exchange
,
get even with
,
give and take
,
give in exchange
,
give in return
,
hit back at
,
interchange
,
logroll
,
pay back
,
permute
,
reciprocate
,
requite
,
respond
,
retaliate
,
retort
,
return
,
return the compliment
,
strike back
,
swap
,
switch
,
trade
,
transpose
skulking
collapse
related words >
back-door
,
backstairs
,
clandestine
,
covert
,
cowering
,
cringing
,
doggo
,
feline
,
furtive
,
hidden out
,
hidlings
,
hole-and-corner
,
hugger-mugger
,
in ambush
,
in hiding
,
in the wings
,
lurking
,
on tiptoe
,
privy
,
prowling
,
pussyfoot
,
pussyfooted
,
quailing
,
quiet
,
shifty
,
slinking
,
slinky
,
sly
,
sneaking
,
sneaky
,
stealing
,
stealthy
,
surreptitious
,
under cover
,
under-the-counter
,
under-the-table
,
undercover
,
underground
,
underhand
,
underhanded
,
unobtrusive
,
waiting concealed
speak for
collapse
be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"
related words >
act for
,
advocate
,
allege in support
,
answer
,
answer for
,
appear for
,
argue for
,
assert
,
back up
,
champion
,
commission
,
contend for
,
counter
,
defend
,
deputize
,
espouse
,
front for
,
maintain
,
make a plea
,
pinch-hit for
,
plead for
,
rebut
,
refute
,
reply
,
represent
,
respond
,
riposte
,
say in defense
,
speak up for
,
stand in for
,
stand up for
,
stick up for
,
substitute for
,
support
,
sustain
,
understudy
,
uphold
,
urge reasons for
opposite number
collapse
related words >
antipode
,
antipodes
,
antipole
,
antithesis
,
antonym
,
coequal
,
compeer
,
complement
,
contra
,
converse
,
coordinate
,
counter
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpart
,
counterpoint
,
counterpoise
,
counterpole
,
counterterm
,
cousin
,
ditto
,
equal
,
equipollent
,
equivalent
,
fellow
,
foil
,
inverse
,
like
,
match
,
mate
,
obverse
,
offset
,
opposite
,
parallel
,
peer
,
reverse
,
rival
,
setoff
,
tally
,
the contrary
,
the other side
,
twin
,
vis-a-vis
controvert
collapse
related words >
abjure
,
air
,
analyze
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
assert the contrary
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be contrary to
,
be opposed to
,
belie
,
break
,
call into question
,
canvass
,
challenge
,
clash
,
comment upon
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confound
,
confute
,
consider
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contrast with
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpoise
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
crush
,
deal with
,
debate
,
defeat
,
deliberate
,
deliberate upon
,
demolish
,
deny
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
disconfirm
,
discourse about
,
discuss
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
evert
,
examine
,
exchange views
,
finish
,
floor
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
go into
,
handle
,
impugn
,
investigate
,
join issue upon
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
knock around
,
negate
,
nonplus
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
offset
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
pass under review
,
play at cross-purposes
,
put to silence
,
question
,
rap
,
reason
,
reason about
,
reason the point
,
rebut
,
recant
,
reduce to silence
,
refuse to admit
,
refute
,
reject
,
renounce
,
repudiate
,
retract
,
review
,
revoke
,
run counter to
,
set off
,
settle
,
shut up
,
sift
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
squash
,
squelch
,
study
,
subvert
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
take up
,
talk
,
talk about
,
talk of
,
talk over
,
thresh out
,
traverse
,
treat
,
undermine
,
upset
,
ventilate
at odds
collapse
related words >
against the grain
,
against the tide
,
against the wind
,
alienated
,
antagonistic
,
antiestablishment
,
antipathetic
,
assorted
,
at cross-purposes
,
at daggers
,
at daggers drawn
,
at enmity
,
at feud
,
at issue
,
at loggerheads
,
at odds with
,
at outs
,
at square
,
at strife
,
at variance
,
at variance with
,
at war
,
at war with
,
athwart
,
averse
,
breakaway
,
clashing
,
contra
,
contradictory
,
contrariwise
,
contrary
,
contrasted
,
contrasting
,
counter
,
counter-culture
,
cranky
,
cross
,
cursory
,
departing
,
deviating
,
deviative
,
different
,
differentiated
,
differing
,
disaccordant
,
disagreeable
,
disagreeing
,
discordant
,
discrepant
,
discrete
,
discriminated
,
disharmonious
,
disinclined
,
disjoined
,
disobedient
,
disparate
,
disproportionate
,
dissentient
,
dissenting
,
dissident
,
dissimilar
,
dissonant
,
distinct
,
distinguished
,
divergent
,
diverging
,
divers
,
diverse
,
diversified
,
eyeball-to-eyeball
,
forced
,
fractious
,
grating
,
heterogeneous
,
hostile
,
immiscible
,
in confrontation
,
in disagreement
,
in hostile array
,
in opposition
,
inaccordant
,
incompatible
,
incongruous
,
inconsistent
,
inconsonant
,
indisposed
,
indocile
,
inharmonious
,
involuntary
,
irreconcilable
,
jangling
,
jarring
,
many
,
motley
,
multifarious
,
mutinous
,
negative
,
nonconforming
,
on the outs
,
opposed
,
opposing
,
out of accord
,
out of whack
,
perfunctory
,
poles apart
,
poles asunder
,
recalcitrant
,
recusant
,
refractory
,
repugnant
,
resistant
,
sectarian
,
sectary
,
separate
,
separated
,
several
,
sulky
,
sullen
,
unconformable
,
uncongenial
,
unconsenting
,
underground
,
unequal
,
unharmonious
,
unlike
,
unwilling
,
up in arms
,
variant
,
varied
,
variegated
,
various
,
varying
,
widely apart
,
with crossed bayonets
,
worlds apart
vamoose
collapse
related words >
be off
,
beat it
,
begone
,
blow
,
clear out
,
decamp
,
dog it
,
duck and run
,
duck out
,
flake off
,
get
,
get going
,
get lost
,
get out
,
git
,
hightail
,
hit the road
,
kite
,
lam
,
make yourself scarce
,
scram
,
shove off
,
skedaddle
,
skin out
,
split
,
take a powder
,
take off
scram
collapse
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
related words >
be off
,
beat it
,
begone
,
blow
,
clear out
,
decamp
,
dog it
,
duck and run
,
duck out
,
flake off
,
get
,
get going
,
get lost
,
get out
,
git
,
hightail
,
hit the road
,
kite
,
lam
,
make yourself scarce
,
shove off
,
skedaddle
,
skin out
,
split
,
take a powder
,
take off
,
vamoose
wilt
collapse
causing to become limp or drooping
any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
become limp; "The flowers wilted"
lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
related words >
beat
,
blow
,
break
,
break down
,
burn out
,
cave in
,
collapse
,
come apart
,
come unstuck
,
conk out
,
crack up
,
crumble
,
debilitate
,
decline
,
desiccate
,
diminish
,
disintegrate
,
do in
,
do up
,
droop
,
drop
,
dry up
,
dwindle
,
enervate
,
exhaust
,
exude
,
fade
,
fade away
,
fag
,
fag out
,
fail
,
faint
,
fatigue
,
fizzle out
,
flag
,
frazzle
,
gasp
,
get tired
,
give out
,
give way
,
go downhill
,
go soft
,
go to pieces
,
grow weary
,
harass
,
hit the skids
,
jade
,
knock out
,
knock up
,
languish
,
lose strength
,
mummify
,
mummy
,
overfatigue
,
overstrain
,
overtire
,
overweary
,
pant
,
peak
,
peg out
,
perspire
,
peter out
,
pine
,
play out
,
poop
,
poop out
,
prostrate
,
puff
,
puff and blow
,
run down
,
run out
,
sag
,
sear
,
shrink
,
shrivel
,
sink
,
succumb
,
swag
,
sweat
,
swelter
,
tire
,
tire out
,
tire to death
,
tucker
,
use up
,
waste
,
waste away
,
weaken
,
wear
,
wear away
,
wear down
,
wear on
,
wear out
,
wear thin
,
weary
,
welter
,
wheeze
,
wind
,
wither
,
wither away
,
wizen
,
yield
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