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drown collapse: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"; get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"; kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

punctuate collapse: insert punctuation marks into; interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

pullulate collapse: breed freely and abundantly; become abundant; increase rapidly

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

suppose collapse: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

congestion collapse: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"; excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

tumescence collapse: tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

galaxy collapse: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

flood collapse: a large flow; the act of flooding; filling to overflowing; light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography; the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"; an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"; cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"; become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"; supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"

surface collapse: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"; the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"; on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"; come to the surface

buildup collapse: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"; highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"; the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

crying collapse: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"; noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"

underscore collapse: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

peck collapse: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons; eat by pecking at, like a bird; hit lightly with a picking motion

saturation collapse: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid; chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence

throng collapse: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

ebb collapse: the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

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