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tweedle collapse: entice through the use of music; play negligently on a musical instrument; sing in modulation

horripilate collapse: cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"; have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"

put away collapse: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"; kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"; stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

whistle collapse: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound; the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"; the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture; utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"; give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"; make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"; move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"; move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"; make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

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"

execution collapse: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"; putting a condemned person to death; a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out; (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable; (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

indefeasible collapse: not liable to being annulled or voided or undone; "an indefeasible right to freedom"; "an indefeasible claim to the title"

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

sleety collapse: consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain

daredevil collapse: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person; presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"

pyramid collapse: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt; (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases; a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base; arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid; use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal; enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

bloodletting collapse: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

untroubled collapse: free from turmoil or worries; "untroubled times"; not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face"

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

liquidate collapse: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"; convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"; eliminate by paying off (debts)

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

blase collapse: nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"; very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"

barbican collapse: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

search warrant collapse: a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search

hereafter collapse: following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"; in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

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