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imagine collapse: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

sobriety collapse: abstaining from excess; moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

repress collapse: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

insult collapse: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

bosom collapse: cloth that covers the chest or breasts; a person's breast or chest; the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"; hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"

keep up collapse: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"; keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"; maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

deify collapse: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"; consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

hang collapse: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms; the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"; suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"; cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"; place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"; be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"; be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"; be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"; fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"; decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"; let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"; kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"; prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"; be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

domination collapse: social control by dominating; power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

constrained collapse: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

heft collapse: the property of being large in mass; test the weight of something by lifting it

inordinately collapse: extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate"

pillow collapse: a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person; rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"

reassure collapse: give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"; cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

tranquillity collapse: a state of peace and quiet; an untroubled state; free from disturbances

possession collapse: anything owned or possessed; the act of having and controlling property; (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"; a territory that is controlled by a ruling state; being controlled by passion or the supernatural

undergird collapse: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"; lend moral support to

infatuate collapse: arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

guard collapse: a position on a basketball team; a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"; a device designed to prevent injury; a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"; a group of men who escort and protect some important person; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"; a person who keeps watch over something or someone; the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team; watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"; to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"; take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

muzzle collapse: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose; a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting; fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

esteem collapse: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

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"

dispassion collapse: objectivity and detachment; "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone"

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