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clap collapse: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"; strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"; strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting; put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"; strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"; cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

shave collapse: the act of removing hair with a razor; remove body hair with a razor; touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"; cut closely; "trim my beard"; make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"; cut the price of

hale collapse: prolific United States writer (1822-1909); United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938); a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776); exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

block out collapse: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general; indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

belay collapse: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat; turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

criticize collapse: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

road collapse: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"; an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

pummel collapse: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

drip collapse: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway); the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"; flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"; fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

pill collapse: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size; a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"; a unpleasant or tiresome person

flatfoot collapse: a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out; a policeman who patrols a given region

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

break down collapse: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack; make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"; cause to fall or collapse; lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

flag collapse: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail; emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design; stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones; a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device; provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"; communicate or signal with a flag; decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

reap collapse: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"; get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

bang collapse: a fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead; a sudden very loud noise; the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"; directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"; move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"; to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

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