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shanghai collapse: the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world; take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

bear collapse: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws; an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price; move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"; bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"; have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"; have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

expect collapse: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"; consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"; regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"; look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

liquefy collapse: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"; make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"; become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"

crooked collapse: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"; not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

call in collapse: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"; summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"; summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"; take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

presume collapse: take liberties or act with too much confidence; constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

line up collapse: take one's position before a kick-off; form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"; form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

implication collapse: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"; a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false

disagree collapse: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"; be different from one another

refrain collapse: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

doss collapse: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

nurse collapse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

embargo collapse: a government order imposing a trade barrier; prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"; ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"

bottle collapse: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped; a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children; the quantity contained in a bottle; put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"; store (liquids or gases) in bottles

schedule collapse: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur; plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"; make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

stipend collapse: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

suspend collapse: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"; make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"; hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

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