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overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

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"

compelling collapse: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"; driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

mange collapse: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

pinion collapse: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack; cut the wings off (of birds); bind the arms of

monumental collapse: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"; relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures"

proud collapse: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

puddle collapse: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry; make a puddle by splashing water; mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"; work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud; dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"; subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"; wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"

Olympian collapse: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans; an athlete who participates in the Olympic games; of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"; of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"

bombastic collapse: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

energetic collapse: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"; working hard to promote an enterprise

big collapse: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"; given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"; generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"; marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"; significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"; loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"; feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"; in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"; on a grand scale; "think big"; extremely well; "his performance went over big"

day off collapse: a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"

crucial collapse: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"; having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"; having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

tweeter collapse: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"

loudspeaker collapse: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

earphone collapse: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

rapacious collapse: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"

isotherm collapse: (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time

air mass collapse: a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally

beatified collapse: Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration

handcuff collapse: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

amok collapse: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"; wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

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