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additive collapse: something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine; characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

ax collapse: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

thrash out collapse: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"

getaway collapse: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

join battle collapse: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

hearty collapse: without reservation; "hearty support"; consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"; endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"; providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

runaway collapse: an easy victory; completely out of control; "runaway inflation"

proximate collapse: very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"; closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"

crucifixion collapse: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering; the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross; the death of Jesus on the cross

triple collapse: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base; a quantity that is three times as great as another; increase threefold; "Triple your income!"; hit a three-base hit

farina collapse: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

radium collapse: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

question collapse: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"; an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"; pose a question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"

lunch collapse: a midday meal; take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"; provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"

hemlock collapse: an evergreen tree; soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock; large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous; poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

repudiate collapse: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"; refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

unestablished collapse: not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished"

redouble collapse: make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"; double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"; double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

loom collapse: a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile; appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"; come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

result collapse: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"; issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

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