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deliberation collapse: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"; careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"; (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

occasion collapse: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"; an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"; the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"; give occasion to

send off collapse

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

sire collapse: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse; a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

halt collapse: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

gentle collapse: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"; quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"; soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"; stroke soothingly

stricture collapse: severe criticism

active collapse: a person devoted to the active life; characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"; engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"; full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"; tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"; disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"; (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"; (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting; expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water'); expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"; exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"; of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions; in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"; taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"; engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

clump collapse: walk clumsily

dance collapse: an artistic form of nonverbal communication; a party for social dancing; a party of people assembled for dancing; move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"; move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"; skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"

canvas collapse: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents); the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"; an oil painting on canvas fabric; the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"; cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

afloat collapse

idle collapse: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"; not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"; not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"; not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"; silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"; run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"; be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

initiate collapse: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"; accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

zip collapse

antipathy collapse: the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"; a feeling of intense dislike

stress collapse: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"; (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson; special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"; put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"; to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

preventive collapse: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"; preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"; tending to prevent or hinder

basement collapse: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage; the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

copyright collapse: a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work; secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"

incidental collapse: an item that is incidental; not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA; (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"

refusal collapse: a message refusing to accept something that is offered; the act of refusing

bumper collapse: a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage; a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"; extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"

safeguard collapse: make safe; escort safely

calf collapse: young of domestic cattle; young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo; the muscular back part of the shank; fine leather from the skin of a calf

interference collapse: (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback"

insert collapse: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted; a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication; introduce; "Insert your ticket here"; put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

prevailing collapse: encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"; most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

stump collapse: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket; the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed; the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled; remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"; cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"; travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"

put in collapse: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"; devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

broach collapse: bring up a topic for discussion

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

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