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flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

correspond collapse: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

hazard collapse: an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

gas collapse: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container; a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely; attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"

generality collapse: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

haphazard collapse: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"; dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"; without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"

supplant collapse: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

zap collapse: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"; kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"; strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"

tramp collapse: a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"; a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"; cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"; travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

break out collapse: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"; take from stowage in preparation for use

conk collapse: informal term for the nose; hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

spend collapse: pay out; "spend money"; spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"; pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

crumble collapse: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"; fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

repetition collapse: the act of doing or performing again; the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

antagonize collapse: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"; act in opposition to

tumble collapse: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end; do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully; suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat; put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"; fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"; throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"; roll over and over, back and forth; fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

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