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bleed collapse: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"; drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"; get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

unconscious collapse: not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"; without conscious volition

beneficial collapse: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"; tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

awkward collapse: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"; causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"; not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

uninstructed collapse: lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"

unliterary collapse: marked by lack of affectation or pedantry; "her talk was very unliterary"- W.D.Howells

performance collapse: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"; the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"; the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"; a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"

helping collapse: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

call up collapse: an order to report for military duty; bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"; call to arms; of military personnel

embarrassed collapse: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

lowbrow collapse: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes"

skew collapse: having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew"; turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"

affairs collapse: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

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