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happy hour collapse: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

breath collapse: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"; a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"; the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"; a short respite

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

mutter collapse: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

purse collapse: a small bag for carrying money; a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"; a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"; contract one's lips into a rounded shape; gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"

solidify collapse: become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"; make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

snore collapse: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound; the rattling noise produced when snoring; breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

reconsider collapse: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"; consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

reeking collapse: giving off a strong unpleasant smell; wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"

modestly collapse: in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

murmur collapse: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"; speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

endear collapse: make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

condense collapse: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"; compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"; develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"; become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"; remove water from; "condense the milk"

wince collapse: a reflex response to sudden pain; the facial expression of sudden pain; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

water vapor collapse: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature

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

predict collapse: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

weed out collapse: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"

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