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induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

decant collapse: pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

think of collapse: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"; choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"; intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

elongate collapse: having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"; make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

unsay collapse

back way collapse

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

rear end collapse

look forward to collapse

bring to mind collapse

fend off collapse

overhang collapse: projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else; be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"; project over

spin out collapse

ensnare collapse: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

slow up collapse

brush off collapse

back seat collapse

call out collapse: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"; call out loudly, as of names or numbers

retaliate collapse: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

relapse collapse: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

beat off collapse

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

take back collapse: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"; move text to the previous line; in printing; regain possession of something; resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

temporize collapse: draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

sylvan collapse: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods; relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade"

conjure up collapse

recoup collapse: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

backwoods collapse: a remote and undeveloped area

eat crow collapse

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

amount to collapse

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

dredge up collapse

come by collapse: obtain, especially accidentally

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

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