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beat down collapse: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"; shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"; persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"

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

weigh collapse: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"; determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"; have a certain weight

calmness collapse: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement; an absence of strong winds or rain

oppress collapse: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

wooden collapse: lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"; made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"

shore collapse: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support; the land along the edge of a body of water; serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"

tidal wave collapse: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun; an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide; an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"

profile collapse: biographical sketch; an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"; a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers; a side view representation of an object (especially a human face); represent in profile, by drawing or painting; write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

elephantine collapse: of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"

sea collapse: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land; turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

exhausting collapse: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

hippo collapse: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

uninspired collapse: having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement; "the production was professional but uninspired"

intimidate collapse: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"; to compel or deter by or as if by threats

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