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rake collapse: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil; a dissolute man in fashionable society; gather with a rake; "rake leaves"; level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"; move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"; sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

foolhardy collapse: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

whet collapse: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone; make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

burn collapse: damage inflicted by fire; a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body); an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation; pain that feels hot as if it were on fire; burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"; undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"; cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"; destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"; feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"; feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"; spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"; burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"; cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"; shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

atomize collapse: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air"; spray very finely; "atomize perfume"

unburden collapse: take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"; free or relieve (someone) of a burden

fragment collapse: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"; a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

deflagration collapse: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

groom collapse: a man who has recently been married; a man participant in his own marriage ceremony; care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

temporize collapse: draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

rave collapse: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"; a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"; praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"; participate in an all-night techno dance party

chafe collapse: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"; warm by rubbing, as with the hands; tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"; feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"; become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

disband collapse: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"; cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"

fracture collapse: the act of cracking something; breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"; fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"; break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"; become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"; violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"; break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"; interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"

monotonously collapse: in a monotonous manner; "the history of the play throughout the latter part of the eighteenth century is monotonously uneventful"

saute collapse: a dish of sauteed food; fried quickly in a little fat; fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"

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