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vaulter collapse: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

pull in collapse: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"

backup collapse: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

pinch bar collapse: a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels

officeholder collapse: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

public servant collapse: someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

mast collapse: a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

streamer collapse: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page; light that streams; "streamers of flames"

Neptune collapse: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"; (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

Robin Hood collapse: legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor

coxcomb collapse: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

chewing gum collapse: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing; a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored

huckster collapse: a seller of shoddy goods; a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

hopper collapse: funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below; someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"

roll up collapse: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"; form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"; arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"; get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

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