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retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

snap out of it collapse

knock about collapse

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

postern collapse: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

cut down collapse: intercept (a player)

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

wear out collapse

hassock collapse: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

up country collapse

throw down collapse

scale down collapse: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"

intermeddle collapse

never say die collapse

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

mishandle collapse

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

swipe collapse: a sweeping stroke or blow; strike with a swiping motion

hang off collapse

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

recharge collapse: charge anew; "recharge a battery"; load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully"

burn out collapse

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

straggle collapse: a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

reactivate collapse: activate (an old file) anew

imbibe collapse: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

KO collapse

kayo collapse

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

polish off collapse

bungle collapse: spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"

overdraft collapse: a draft in excess of the credit balance

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

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