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mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

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

work for collapse

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"

beat the drum collapse

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"

guff 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"

peonage collapse: the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged; the condition of a peon

serfdom collapse: the state of a serf

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

subordination collapse: the quality of obedient submissiveness; the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head; the state of being subordinate to something

edify collapse

set right collapse

sing collapse: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"; produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"; deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"

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"

redeem collapse: convert into cash; of commercial papers; pay off (loans or promissory notes); to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange; restore the honor or worth of

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"

armed force collapse

soldiery collapse

amortize collapse: liquidate gradually

recondition collapse: bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

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"

restore collapse: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"; bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"; return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

instrumental collapse: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"

raise collapse: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"; the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"; raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"; invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"; bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"; multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3; establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"; activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"; cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"; pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"; put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"; bet more than the previous player; bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"; construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"; create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"; raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"; cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"; collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

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"

confer collapse: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"; present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

good deed collapse

good turn collapse

strike a bargain collapse

relinquish collapse

epaulet collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

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