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bench collapse: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"; take out of a game; of players

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

inject collapse: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"; to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance"; feed intravenously; take by injection; "inject heroin"; force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

lull collapse: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"; become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"; calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

befriend collapse: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

salve collapse: anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"; apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

abashed collapse: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

analgesia collapse: absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

decrease collapse: the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases; a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"; make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

scatter collapse: the act of scattering; a haphazard distribution in all directions; distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"; sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

perfuse collapse: force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

facilitate collapse: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

interject collapse: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

uncomfortable collapse: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"; conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

divest collapse: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"; deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

at home collapse: a reception held in your own home; at, to, or toward the place where you reside; "he worked at home"; on the home team's field; "they played at home last night"

unblock collapse: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"; play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding; clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries"

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