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tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

run on collapse: talk or narrate at length; continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

magpie collapse: long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

go all out collapse: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night"

run out collapse: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"; exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"; lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

snare collapse: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose; strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit; a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

screwball collapse: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

carouse collapse: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party; engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

setup collapse: the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"

swamp collapse: low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog; a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"; drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

eccentric collapse: a person with an unusual or odd personality; not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

wander collapse: go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

dissipate collapse: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

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!"

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