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swear off collapse: promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

gum up collapse: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

header collapse: a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"; (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head; a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon; a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters; brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

midge collapse: minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

crumble collapse: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"; fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

screw up collapse: twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"; screw or turn higher

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

epigraph collapse: an engraved inscription; a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

forget collapse: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"; dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"; leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"; forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

round robin collapse: a letter signed by a number of people; a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

tell on collapse: produce an affect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"

doormat collapse: a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering

trickle collapse: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

superscription collapse: the activity of superscribing; an inscription written above something else

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