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clamp collapse: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together; impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"; fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

bite collapse: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"; the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"; a light informal meal; a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person; penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"; to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

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?"

faculty collapse: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

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"

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"

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

intently collapse: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"

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"

logrolling collapse: act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects

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

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"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

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"

melodrama collapse: an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

enticement collapse: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"

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