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pommel collapse: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle; a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

accessible collapse: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"; easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"; capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

light into collapse

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

disbar collapse: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

forward collapse: a position on a basketball team; the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team; moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"; at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"; of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"; used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"; at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations); send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

roll out collapse: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"; straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

superannuate collapse: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; become obsolete; declare to be obsolete; retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

acclamation collapse

replenish collapse: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please"

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

warn collapse: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"; ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"; notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

edify collapse

swiftly collapse: in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"

set right collapse

cleanse collapse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"; purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

squeak collapse: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"; make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"

attend collapse: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"; take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"; be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"; to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

running start collapse

heartily collapse: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"; in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly"

utter collapse: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"; put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

improvise collapse: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"; manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

react collapse: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

rouge collapse: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks; redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"

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

verso collapse: left-hand page

imply collapse: express or state indirectly; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

one upmanship collapse

lavish collapse: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"; characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

strike a bargain collapse

ruse collapse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

joust collapse: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances; joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

shake down collapse

credit collapse: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";; recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours; an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow; an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items; have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of; give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"; accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100"

promptly collapse: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"; with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

polish off collapse

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