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logjam collapse: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

testify collapse: give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

stand on collapse

constitute collapse: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

avow collapse: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

promulgate collapse: put a law into effect by formal declaration

afterthought collapse: an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

assert collapse: state categorically; insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

suspense collapse: an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"; excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"; apprehension about what is going to happen

holdup collapse

prescribe collapse

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

recite collapse: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"; render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

signify collapse: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"; make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

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

attest collapse: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"; establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

bring out collapse: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"; take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"; bring out of a specific state; encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

authorize collapse: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

depose collapse: force to leave (an office)

slowdown collapse: the act of slowing down or falling behind

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"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

validate collapse: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"; prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something; give evidence for; declare or make legally valid

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