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dunk collapse: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket; dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"; make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"

spill over collapse: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

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"

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"

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

imbibe collapse: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

eat collapse: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"; take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"

submerge collapse: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; put under water; "submerge your head completely"; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

baptize collapse: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

drown collapse: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"; get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"; kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

envelop collapse: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

overdose collapse: dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

cascade collapse: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"; a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible; rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

souse collapse: pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled; cook in a marinade; "souse herring"; become drunk or drink excessively

gulp collapse: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"; a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

devour collapse: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"; eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"; enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"

gobble collapse: the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock; make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys; eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

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"

slosh collapse: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls"

cataract collapse: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice; clouding of the natural lens of the eye

slop collapse: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk; (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"; (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand; "she carried out the sink slops"; deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"; feed pigs; ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"

deluge collapse: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

overflow collapse: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity; flow or run over (a limit or brim)

swill collapse: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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