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beauty collapse: the qualities that give pleasure to the senses; an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"

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

vomit collapse: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth; the matter ejected in vomiting; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

collision collapse: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"; an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"; (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

enchantress collapse: a female sorcerer or magician; a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

fife collapse: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

go off collapse: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"; happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"; stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"

incinerate collapse: become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"

wake up collapse: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

tranquilizer collapse: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

deflate collapse: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"; reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"; produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"; reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"; release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"; collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"

bluster collapse: a violent gusty wind; noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"; blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

run out collapse: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"; exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"; lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

scram collapse: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"

wilt collapse: causing to become limp or drooping; any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots; become limp; "The flowers wilted"; lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

now collapse: the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"; used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"; at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"; in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"; in the immediate past; "told me just now"; (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."

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