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incur collapse: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

bleed collapse: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"; drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"; get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

wrinkle collapse: a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different); a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"; make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

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"

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"

Pluto collapse: a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets; "Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930"; (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone; a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

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

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

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"

Dionysus collapse: (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus

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"

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"

Gaea collapse: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

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"

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"

Mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

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