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

part with collapse

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

tackle collapse: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground; a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"; seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

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

rip off collapse

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

rescind collapse

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

pack off collapse

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"

conk out collapse

gangplank collapse: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

gangway collapse: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

mete collapse

embezzle collapse: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

rustle collapse: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind; make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"; take illegally; "rustle cattle"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

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

road test collapse: a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

reveal collapse: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"; disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

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

do without collapse

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"

throw off collapse

outsmart collapse

disclose collapse: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"

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

make clear collapse

scrounge collapse: collect or look around for (food)

expound collapse

tote collapse

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

hard job collapse

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

deal out collapse

blandish collapse

gun down collapse: strike down or shoot down

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

make allowance for collapse

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