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come collapse: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"; be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"; happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"; reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"; have a certain priority; "My family comes first"; cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"; move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"; be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"; experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"; to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"; develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"; extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"; exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"

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"

attract collapse: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"; be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

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

educe collapse: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

raffle collapse: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money; dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"

deduce collapse: reason by deduction; establish by deduction; conclude by reasoning; in logic

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"

contiguous collapse: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

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

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

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"

draw in collapse: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

procure collapse: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

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

tighten collapse: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"; make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

sidle collapse: move sideways; move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"

sinistral collapse: of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"; preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

seduce collapse: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"; induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

rip out collapse: burst out with a violent or profane utterance; "ripped out a vicious oath"; "ripped out with an oath"

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