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retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

phrase collapse: dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence; an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence; a short musical passage; divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

reciprocate collapse: alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"; act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

spank collapse: a slap with the flat of the hand; give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

manifestation collapse: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"; a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"

research collapse: systematic investigation to establish facts; inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

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"

examine collapse: question closely; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

get around collapse: move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

poop out collapse: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

turn over collapse: do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"

accept collapse: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"; consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"; react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"; give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee; receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"; be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

forewarn collapse: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

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