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fire escape collapse: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

execute collapse: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"; murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"; carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"

flower power collapse: a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s

psyche collapse: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

lifeline collapse: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

life preserver collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

case history collapse: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

chloroform collapse: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"; anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"

living collapse: people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"; (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"; still in active use; "a living language"; true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"; pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"; dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals"

annihilation collapse: destruction by annihilating something; total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

Scotland Yard collapse: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

law enforcement agency collapse: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

Gestapo collapse: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

military police collapse: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners

steamroller collapse: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements; overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"; crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"; proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"; bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

viable collapse: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

hands collapse: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

stillborn collapse: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"

squadron collapse: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

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