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misread collapse: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"; read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

frisk collapse: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"; search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"

ram collapse: uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"; a tool for driving or forcing something by impact; strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

neologism collapse: the act of inventing a word or phrase; a newly invented word or phrase

presupposition collapse: the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

barter collapse: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"; exchange goods without involving money

horseman collapse: a person who breeds and cares for horses; a man skilled in equitation

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

hack collapse: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.; a horse kept for hire; an old or over-worked horse; a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil; one who works hard at boring tasks; a mediocre and disdained writer; cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"; significantly cut up a manuscript; fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"; kick on the shins; kick on the arms; cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest"; be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"

midshipman collapse: a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

hippo collapse: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

scalawag collapse: a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

frump collapse: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"

tom collapse: male cat; contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

stud collapse: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt; adult male horse kept for breeding; ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt); a man who is virile and sexually active; provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall"

fifth columnist collapse: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader

crock collapse: an earthen jar (made of baked clay); nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"; soil with or as with crock; release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric

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