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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"

broil collapse: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); cook under a broiler; "broil fish"; heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"

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

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"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

acknowledge collapse: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"; accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"; report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

help collapse: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"; improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"; give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"; contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"; be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

enable collapse: render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

exempt collapse: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

take in collapse: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"; take up as if with a sponge; fold up; "take in the sails"; accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"; visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"; provide with shelter

duel collapse: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

secrete collapse: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"; place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"

initial collapse: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"; occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"; mark with one's initials

encourage collapse: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

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

entail collapse: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple; land received by fee tail; impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"; have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

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"

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

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