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crap out collapse

unwrap collapse: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

polish off collapse

pall collapse: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped; lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"; become less interesting or attractive; cause to become flat; "pall the beer"; cover with a pall

chaser collapse: a drink to follow immediately after another drink

blackout collapse: a momentary loss of consciousness; the failure of electric power for a general region; darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft); a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

stone wall collapse: a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields

forget it collapse

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

bamboo curtain collapse: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

earthwork collapse: an earthen rampart

breastwork collapse

wing collapse: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair); one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane; a stage area out of sight of the audience; the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"; a unit of military aircraft; a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

parapet collapse: fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

ensconce collapse: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

iron curtain collapse: an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

look in collapse

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

desist collapse

piecemeal collapse: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

rampart collapse: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

let drop collapse

streetwise collapse: having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment

on to collapse

awake to collapse

apprised of collapse

wise to collapse

let it go collapse: not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go"

get through collapse: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

pop in collapse: enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes"

leave off collapse: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"; come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"

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