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grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

scape collapse: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

envelop collapse: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

dibble collapse: a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs; make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"; plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"

clink collapse: make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

taxi collapse: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"; ride in a taxicab

whiz collapse: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

pen collapse: female swan; a writing implement with a point from which ink flows; an enclosure for confining livestock

pocket collapse: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles; an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck; a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"; a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"; (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"; put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"; take unlawfully

arena collapse: a playing field where sports events take place; the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

bound collapse: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"; secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"; held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union; headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"; bound by an oath; "a bound official"; form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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"

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

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"

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

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

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

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

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"

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"

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