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moribund collapse: being on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient"

unstrung collapse: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

strangulation collapse: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"; the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

jail collapse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

sweetheart collapse: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"; a person loved by another person; privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"

killing collapse: the act of terminating a life; an event that causes someone to die; a very large profit; very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

done collapse: cooked until ready to serve; having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

dilettante collapse: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"

conquest collapse: success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"; the act of conquering

decapitate collapse: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

captive collapse: an animal that is confined; a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"; in captivity

basic collapse: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant; a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use; of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base; serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"; pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"; reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"

bunt collapse: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat; fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores; similar to Tilletia caries; disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores; hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

defunct collapse: having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

unnerved collapse: deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"

caress collapse: a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"; touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

equalizer collapse: a score that makes the match even; electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion

brain collapse: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"; the brain of certain animals used as meat; kill by smashing someone's skull; hit on the head

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