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let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

threaten collapse: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"; to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

work on collapse

loom collapse: a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile; appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"; come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"

crop up collapse: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"

bait collapse: something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; attack with dogs or set dogs upon; lure, entice, or entrap with bait

defoliate collapse: deprived of leaves; strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"

horse latitudes collapse

stretch out collapse

expect collapse: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"; consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"; regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"; look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

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

incomparable collapse: such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

eradicate collapse

ease off collapse

call up collapse: an order to report for military duty; bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"; call to arms; of military personnel

curtail collapse

draw collapse: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"; poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"; (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage; a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"; anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"; the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"; a gully that is shallower than a ravine; cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"; flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"; steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"; reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"; contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"; bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"; select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"; make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"; choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"; move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"; engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"; represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"; write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"; elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"; take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"; bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"; move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"; cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"; pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"; require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"; allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

realign collapse: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"

bear upon collapse

reel collapse: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps; winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod; a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector; music composed for dancing a reel; wind onto or off a reel

pucker collapse: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth); to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"; become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"

notate collapse: put into notation, as of music or choreography; "Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"

aspirate collapse: a consonant pronounced with aspiration; suck in (air); pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds; remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"

menace collapse: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"; something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"; act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"; express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

crap out collapse

unparalleled collapse

pull back collapse: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"; move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

collect collapse: a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England; payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"; make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"; get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"; call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"; gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

counterpart collapse: a duplicate copy; a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

lose sight of collapse

strangle collapse: die from strangulation; kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

let out collapse: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"

draw and quarter collapse

paired collapse: mated sexually

wedded collapse

map collapse: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it); to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets); explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"; make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"; depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"; plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"; locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

wrest collapse: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

related collapse: connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage; being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"

intersect collapse: meet at a point

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