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quarterback collapse: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"; (football) the person who plays quarterback; play the quarterback

architect collapse: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

jockey collapse: someone employed to ride horses in horse races; an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"; ride a racehorse as a professional jockey; compete (for an advantage or a position)

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

builder collapse: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building); a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder"; a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

wangle collapse: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

path collapse: a way especially designed for a particular use; an established line of travel or access; a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

achieve collapse: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

overcharge collapse: a price that is too high; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

place collapse: an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"; the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"; an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"; any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"; a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"; a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"; proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"; proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"; take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"; estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."; to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"; sing a note with the correct pitch; finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"; place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"; assign to (a job or a home); identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

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

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

producer collapse: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"; someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

conductor collapse: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.; the person who leads a musical group; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance; a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

get on collapse: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"; grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

conspire collapse: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"

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