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outrun collapse: run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

mend collapse: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

pick up collapse: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"; take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"; give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"; take and lift upward; register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"; buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"; get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"; meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

go ahead collapse: proceed (with a plan of action); "He went ahead with the project"

take off collapse: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"; take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"; prove fatal; "The disease took off"; mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"; depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"; take time off from work; stop working temporarily

gain collapse: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating; increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"; increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

broaden collapse: become broader; "The road broadened"; make broader; "broaden the road"

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

colosseum collapse: a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80

cockpit collapse: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft; seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car; an enclosure for cockfights

gymnasium collapse: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

accelerate collapse: move faster; "The car accelerated"; cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

win collapse: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"; be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

enclave collapse: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

carpet collapse: cover with a carpet; "carpet the floors of the house"; cover completely, as if with a carpet; "flowers carpeted the meadows"; form a carpet-like cover (over)

fairway collapse: the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short; a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement; the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters

widen collapse: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"; make wider; "widen the road"; extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

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