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caper collapse: a playful leap or hop; a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"; pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces; any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis; jump about playfully

expense collapse: a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

mugger collapse: a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

cost collapse: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor; require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"; be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

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

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

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"

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

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"

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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