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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"

pawn collapse: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan; (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank; an article deposited as security; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

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"

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"

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

duologue collapse: a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors

vaccine collapse: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

plainness collapse: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious; the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"

run down collapse: injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle; pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"; move downward; "The water ran down"; deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"; trace; "We are running down a few tips"

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

hypodermic collapse: relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant"

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

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