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whitewash collapse: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects; wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces; a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

disappoint collapse: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

virile collapse: characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"

imposed collapse: set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"

bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

stymie collapse: a thwarting and distressing situation; a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

obligatory collapse: morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"; required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"

compulsory collapse: required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

Waterloo collapse: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon; a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"; a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

thwart collapse: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

emergent collapse: coming into existence; "an emergent republic"; occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta"

instantaneous collapse: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

ineluctable collapse: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

outfight collapse: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

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