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snap back collapse

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

procrastinate collapse: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"; postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

give back collapse

stick out collapse: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

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

hark back collapse: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

bounce back collapse

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

tough it out collapse

return to collapse

sidestep collapse: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

depend collapse: be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends"

ricochet collapse: a glancing rebound

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

sit back collapse: settle into a comfortable sitting position

thrust back collapse

beat back collapse

resort to collapse

hang around collapse

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

keep at it collapse

bear with collapse

recidivate collapse

ponder collapse

lay by collapse

live with collapse

brazen out collapse

talk back collapse

answer back collapse

go back over collapse

retrace collapse

persevere collapse: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

recollect collapse

rejoin collapse: join again

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

dig in collapse

drive away collapse

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