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harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

allure collapse: the power to entice or attract through personal charm

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

entice collapse: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

weigh down collapse: be oppressive or disheartening to

inveigle collapse

ensnarl collapse

entwine collapse

ensnare collapse: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

tempt collapse: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"; dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"; give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"; try to seduce

hamstring collapse: one of the tendons at the back of the knee; cripple by cutting the hamstring; make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

enmesh collapse: entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

implicate collapse: bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"

seduce collapse: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"; induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

sniggle collapse

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

lead on collapse: entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

encumber collapse

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

lame collapse: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"

cripple collapse: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back; deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"; deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

embarrass collapse: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

decoy collapse: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

mire collapse: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"; soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"; cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

gin collapse: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points; strong liquor flavored with juniper berries; trap with a snare; "gin game"; separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

fetter collapse: a shackle for the ankles or feet; restrain with fetters

toil collapse

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

toll collapse: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance); ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"; charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

trammel collapse: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble; an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

saddle with collapse

bait collapse: something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; attack with dogs or set dogs upon; lure, entice, or entrap with bait

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

spear collapse: a long pointed rod used as a weapon; an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish; pierce with a spear; "spear fish"; thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

snag collapse: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"; a sharp protuberance; hew jaggedly; catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"; get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

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