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forward collapse: a position on a basketball team; the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team; moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"; at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"; of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"; used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"; at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations); send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

ration collapse: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"; a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity); distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"; restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"

referendum collapse: a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

scarf collapse: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration; wrap in or adorn with a scarf; unite by a scarf joint; masturbate while strangling oneself

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

boorish collapse: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

pull in collapse: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"

airiness collapse: lightness in movement or manner; the property of something weightless and insubstantial; the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

runner collapse: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil; device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along; a long narrow carpet; a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"; someone who travels on foot by running; a trained athlete who competes in foot races

outspoken collapse: given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

consequence collapse: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

spend collapse: pay out; "spend money"; spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"; pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

circumstantial collapse: fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate"

certificate of deposit collapse: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

jobber collapse: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers

immoderate collapse: not within reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

connoisseur collapse: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

hard hat collapse: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers

guy collapse: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day; an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

authority collapse: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"; an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"; (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"

scramble collapse: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle; make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"; bring into random order; to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

letter of credit collapse: a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit

safety glass collapse: glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering

suspended collapse: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"

signalize collapse: make conspicuous or noteworthy; point out carefully and clearly; provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection"

afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

nay collapse: a negative; "the nays have it"; not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

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