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gymnasium collapse: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

sweetheart collapse: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"; a person loved by another person; privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"

turf collapse: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"; the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own; surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots; cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

lobby collapse: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation; the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest; detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

advocate collapse: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

chum collapse: bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish

upholder collapse: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

girl collapse: a young woman; "a young lady of 18"; a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"

hypocrite collapse: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

mouthpiece collapse: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly; the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth; an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks; (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth; a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"; a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

patron collapse: a regular customer; someone who supports or champions something; the proprietor of an inn

brother collapse: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"; a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"; used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"

reliance collapse: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"; the state of relying on something

pickup collapse: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight; the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"; a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard; anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"; the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"; a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"; a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

inamorata collapse: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

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