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sled collapse: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow; ride (on) a sled

detonate collapse: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

quarterback collapse: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"; (football) the person who plays quarterback; play the quarterback

centipede collapse: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs

skipper collapse: a student who fails to attend classes; work as the skipper on a vessel

fling collapse: the act of flinging; throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

fleeting collapse: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

conduct collapse: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"; lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"; transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"; direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

nymph collapse: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly); (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"; a voluptuously beautiful young woman

nubbin collapse: a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

flange collapse: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

beetle collapse: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings; jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"; beat with a beetle; fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"

carry through collapse: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

whish collapse: move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"; make a sibilant sound

impermanent collapse: existing or enduring for a limited time only; not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"

airlift collapse: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable); fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"

float collapse: something that remains on the surface of a liquid; a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco; an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade; the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public; the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment; convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"; allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"; make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"; put into the water; "float a ship"; move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"; set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"; be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink; circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

snipe collapse: a gunshot from a concealed location; Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; hunt or shoot snipe

clam collapse: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness; flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams; gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

bulb collapse: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"; a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ; a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

kick back collapse: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"; pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

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