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ascribe collapse

presume collapse: take liberties or act with too much confidence; constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

get the picture collapse

orate collapse: talk pompously

come collapse: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"; be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"; happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"; reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"; have a certain priority; "My family comes first"; cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"; move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"; be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"; experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"; to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"; develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"; extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"; exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"

overspread collapse

ghettoize collapse: put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized"

prescribe collapse

point to collapse

acknowledge collapse: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"; accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"; report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

clothe collapse

disagree collapse: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"; be different from one another

guard collapse: a position on a basketball team; a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"; a device designed to prevent injury; a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"; a group of men who escort and protect some important person; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"; a person who keeps watch over something or someone; the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team; watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"; to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"; take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

number among collapse

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

uncover collapse: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"; make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

cuddle collapse: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace; move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"; hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"

mug collapse: with handle and usually cylindrical; the quantity that can be held in a mug; rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

make good collapse: act as promised; "make good on promises"

pound collapse: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"; United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972); a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec; 16 ounces; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"; break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"; shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"; partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"

crap out collapse

grease the palm collapse

invest collapse: make an investment; "Put money into bonds"; provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

connect collapse: join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"; join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"; land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"; hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"; establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"; be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"; be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"

nurse collapse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

fulfill collapse

embargo collapse: a government order imposing a trade barrier; prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"; ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"

begrudge collapse: wish ill or allow unwillingly

quit collapse

shear collapse: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it; (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"; cut with shears; "shear hedges"; cut or cut through with shears

bottle collapse: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped; a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children; the quantity contained in a bottle; put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"; store (liquids or gases) in bottles

snicker at collapse

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

buckle down collapse

bless collapse: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on

fart collapse: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus; expel intestinal gases through the anus

assume collapse: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"; occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

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