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siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

thrash collapse: a swimming kick used while treading water; give a thrashing to; beat hard; beat the seeds out of a grain; move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"; beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

take five collapse: take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

grade collapse: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed; the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"; the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"; a degree of ablaut; a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"; determine the grade of or assign a grade to; assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"; level to the right gradient

besot collapse: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

indispose collapse: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"; make unwilling

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

abort collapse: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"; terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion; cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"; terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

eviscerate collapse: having been disembowelled; take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"; remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"

serenade collapse: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman; sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

hoard collapse: a secret store of valuables or money; save up as for future use

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

lurk collapse: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

carving collapse: removing parts to create a desired shape; a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

roll up collapse: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"; form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"; arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"; get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

celibate collapse: an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity; abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"

shape collapse: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"; a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"; give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"; make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

assault collapse: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped; close fighting during the culmination of a military attack; thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

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