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ban collapse: an official prohibition or edict against something; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova; prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

retrench collapse: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"; tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

exile collapse: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"; expelled from home or country by authority; voluntarily absent from home or country

struggle collapse: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"; an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

sequester collapse: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"; undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"; requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

spar collapse: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer; a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging; any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable; fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"; box lightly; fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"; furnish with spars

interpolate collapse: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby; estimate the value of

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

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"

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

bushing collapse: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction; an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass

interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

controversy collapse: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

stab collapse: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"; stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

intrude collapse: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"; enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"; search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

ginger collapse: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery; dried ground gingerroot; perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems; (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"; add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

estrange collapse: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"; remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"

take in collapse: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"; take up as if with a sponge; fold up; "take in the sails"; accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"; visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"; provide with shelter

tilt collapse: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"; a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"; charge with a tilt

reach out collapse: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

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