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intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

stalwart collapse: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"; dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"

brag collapse: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

unfledged collapse: (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow"; (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"

cork collapse: the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle); a port city in southern Ireland; outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.; stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"; close a bottle with a cork

spike collapse: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"; a long metal nail; any holding device consisting of a sharp-pointed object; a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall; a transient variation in voltage or current; a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"; (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis; manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"; add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"; bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"; secure with spikes; stand in the way of

enemy collapse: any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"; an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

weather collapse: the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"; sail to the windward of; cause to slope; face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

stand out collapse: be stubborn in resolution or resistance; steer away from shore, of ships

hear collapse: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"; perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

controversy collapse: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

peep collapse: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"; speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice; make high-pitched sounds; of birds; cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"; look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

elated collapse: exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"; full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"

quarrelsome collapse: given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

get up collapse: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"; cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

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