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smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

pitch collapse: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump; a high approach shot in golf; the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"; a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"; any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"; lead (a card) and establish the trump suit; hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin; erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"; fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

installment collapse: a part of a published serial; a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals

prance collapse: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward; cause (a horse) to bound spring forward; spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

floating collapse: the act of someone who floats on the water; borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"; inclined to move or be moved about; "a floating crap game"

side collapse: an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"; either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"; an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"; an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"; a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food; a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"; one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"; a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"; a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"; take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

rape collapse: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

maul collapse: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges; injure badly by beating; split (wood) with a maul and wedges

induction collapse: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

terrace collapse: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"; a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below); make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"; provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"

installation collapse: the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"

stand up collapse: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

climb collapse: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

uprise collapse: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

bellow collapse: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"; United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

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