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giveaway collapse: an unintentional disclosure; a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

guess collapse: an estimate based on little or no information; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

reach collapse: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"; reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"; to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

trample collapse: the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"; injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"

projector collapse: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen; an optical device for projecting a beam of light

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

mousetrap collapse: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated; a trap for catching mice

dangerous collapse: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

bomb collapse: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

score collapse: the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"; the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"; a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata"; a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"; grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"; a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"; a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally); an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"; make underscoring marks; gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"; get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"; make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"; write a musical score for

flaw collapse: defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"; add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

strangler collapse: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

celebrated collapse: having an illustrious past; widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

print collapse: a picture or design printed from an engraving; a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers); a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it); the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white"; put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"; write as if with print; not cursive; reproduce by printing; make into a print; "print the negative"

detonate collapse: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

shove off collapse: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

nonspecific collapse: not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis"

collide collapse: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"; cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles"

wallop collapse: a severe blow; defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"

inoculation collapse: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

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