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bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

wear away collapse: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"

disclaim collapse: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"; renounce a legal claim or title to

replace collapse: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"; put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

resume collapse: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"; return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"; assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

atheism collapse: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods; the doctrine or belief that there is no God

deny collapse: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"; refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"; refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"; deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"; refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"

slash collapse: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument; an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"; cut open; "she slashed her wrists"; cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

regenerate collapse: reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"; restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"; undergo regeneration; form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"; be formed or shaped anew; replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"; return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"; amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit; reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

swan dive collapse: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

belly flop collapse: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water

gainer collapse: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board; a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"; a person who gains weight

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