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stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

bequeath collapse: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

threat collapse: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"; a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

rescue collapse: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"; take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"; free from harm or evil

involve collapse: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"; occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"; wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"; contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

coloration collapse: choice and use of colors (as by an artist); appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

pummel collapse: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

consign collapse: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"; commit forever; commit irrevocably; send to an address

please collapse: used in polite request; "please pay attention"; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"; give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"; be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

admonition collapse: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

let out collapse: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"

augur collapse: (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; predict from an omen

flog collapse: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

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