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fan collapse: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces; an ardent follower and admirer; make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"; strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher); agitate the air

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

forewarn collapse: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

cogitate collapse: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

heed collapse: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

reenact collapse: enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton"; enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"

strafe collapse: an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"; attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

breeze collapse: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"; to proceed quickly and easily; blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"

hyaline collapse: a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions; resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell

mouth collapse: the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"; the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"; the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"; the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"; an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"; a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"; articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"; touch with the mouth

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

wave collapse: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"; a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair; the act of signaling by a movement of the hand; (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth; one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water); something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"; a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch; a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"; an undulating curve; set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

trade collapse: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"; the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"; the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"; exchange or give (something) in exchange for; turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"; engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"; be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"

puff collapse: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes); a light inflated pastry or puff shell; a short light gust of air; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"; blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"; praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"; smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"; suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"; make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

test pilot collapse: a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them

palette collapse: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used; the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

easel collapse: an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

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