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cry collapse: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"; a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"; the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"; shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"; bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"; proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"; utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"; demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

eclat collapse: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

abandon collapse: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"; stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"; leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"; give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"; forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

write up collapse: bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"

deplore collapse: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"; regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

currency collapse: general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"; the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used; a current state of general acceptance and use

squeal collapse: a high-pitched howl; utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

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"

welsh collapse: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales; a Celtic language of Wales; of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"; cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

eulogize collapse: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

groan collapse: an utterance expressing pain or disapproval; indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"

proclaim collapse: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"; declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"

damn collapse: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"; used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"

exhortation collapse: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

commensurate collapse: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

fishing collapse: the act of someone who fishes as a diversion; the occupation of catching fish for a living

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

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