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inspire collapse: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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"

grill collapse: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"; cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"

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

confront collapse: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

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

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"

noose collapse: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled; secure with a noose; make a noose in or of

eradicate collapse

ease off collapse

curtail collapse

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

fourth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it; following the third position; number four in a countable series; coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"

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"

month collapse: a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"

man hour collapse: a time unit used in industry for measuring work

annum collapse: (Latin) year; "per annum"

semester collapse: half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year

year collapse: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"; a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"; a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"

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"

interrelate collapse: place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"

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"

thaw collapse: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

crap out collapse

tempo collapse: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

hang collapse: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms; the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"; suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"; cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"; place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"; be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"; be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"; be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"; fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"; decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"; let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"; kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"; prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"; be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

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!"

come to terms collapse

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"

lose sight of collapse

sunrise collapse: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

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