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about collapse: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"; in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

acclaim collapse: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"; praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

transfuse collapse: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; pour out of one vessel into another

myrmidon collapse: (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy; a follower who carries out orders without question

gamesmanship collapse: the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game

barter collapse: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"; exchange goods without involving money

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"

circulate collapse: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"; move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"; move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"; cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"; cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"

war paint collapse: full ceremonial regalia; adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle

vantage collapse: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

in unison collapse: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"; speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"; in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours"

dilute collapse: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

hamstring collapse: one of the tendons at the back of the knee; cripple by cutting the hamstring; make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

convey collapse: make known; pass on, of information; transmit a title or property; transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

allied collapse: joined by treaty or agreement; related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"; united in a confederacy or league; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

shrewdness collapse: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

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