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gag collapse: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting; make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit; cause to retch or choke; struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"; make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"; tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"; prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

obituary collapse: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

dual collapse: a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

public relations collapse: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution

amount collapse: how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"; be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

diary collapse: a personal journal (as a physical object); a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

memoir collapse: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic; an account of the author's personal experiences

excuse collapse: a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"; grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

resume collapse: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"; return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"; assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

roundsman collapse: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

research collapse: systematic investigation to establish facts; inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

adventure collapse: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

sergeant collapse: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal

memorial collapse: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority; a recognition of meritorious service

bilateral collapse: having two sides or parts; affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan"; having identical parts on each side of an axis

profile collapse: biographical sketch; an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"; a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers; a side view representation of an object (especially a human face); represent in profile, by drawing or painting; write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

incumbent collapse: the official who holds an office; currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"; lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"

superintendent collapse: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

beadle collapse: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

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