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draw back collapse

maim collapse: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

prevaricate collapse

cripple collapse: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back; deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"; deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

shun collapse: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

horripilation collapse

fowl collapse: hunt fowl in the forest; hunt fowl

goose bumps collapse

embarrass collapse: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

salaam collapse: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation; greet with a salaam

tergiversate collapse

poultry collapse: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

recluse collapse: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"

backpedal collapse: modify one's opinion, make it less strong; step backwards, in boxing; pedal backwards on a bicycle

strike a bargain collapse

gudgeon collapse: small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

booby collapse: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

pellet collapse: a small sphere

zombie collapse: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur

refraining collapse

ineffectual collapse

frostbite collapse: destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

protestation collapse: a strong declaration of protest

whelm collapse

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

crouch collapse: the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body; bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

greeny collapse

cover up collapse

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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

nonconformist collapse: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"

chump collapse: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

refuge collapse: a shelter from danger or hardship

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

dinosaur collapse: any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

make a deal collapse

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