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surrender collapse: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody; give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"; relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another; relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

muster roll collapse: a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company

prosperity collapse: the condition of prospering; having good fortune; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

sword of Damocles collapse: a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

fraudulence collapse: the quality of being fraudulent; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

entrepreneur collapse: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

go for broke collapse: risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

partnership collapse: a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses; the members of a business venture created by contract; a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"

Broadway collapse: a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

summer stock collapse: theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer

commercial collapse: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television; connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"; of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic acid"; of or relating to commercialism; "a commercial attache"; "commercial paper"; "commercial law"

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

negotiator collapse: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

press agent collapse: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

handbook collapse: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

reference book collapse: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

stunt collapse: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention; a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth; perform a stunt or stunts; check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

alienation collapse: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"; (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"; the feeling of being alienated from other people; separation resulting from hostility

roadhouse collapse: an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling

barrio collapse: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country; a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

tenement district collapse: a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

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