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erode collapse: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"; become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

hamstring collapse: one of the tendons at the back of the knee; cripple by cutting the hamstring; make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

cartridge collapse: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun; an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable; a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

run out collapse: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"; exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"; lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

mural collapse: a painting that is applied to a wall surface; of or relating to walls; "mural painting"

mummify collapse: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"; remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"; preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

swab collapse: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors; implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion; wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"

instill collapse: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"; impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

microfilm collapse: film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material; record on microfilm

portrait collapse: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"; a painting of a person's face

runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

kinescope collapse: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

purity collapse: the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil; being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

imbrue collapse: permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

depletion collapse: the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted

swill collapse: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

pour collapse: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"; flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"; cause to run; "pour water over the floor"; supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"; rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

pale collapse: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"; lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"; very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"; not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"; turn pale, as if in fear

consume collapse: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"; destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

motif collapse: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

benighted collapse: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"; overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

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