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deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

croak collapse: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog); utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

ahead collapse: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"; ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"; in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"; leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"; to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"; to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"; toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

chalk collapse: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces; a pure flat white with little reflectance; a soft whitish calcite; write, draw, or trace with chalk

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

halter collapse: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight; a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered; rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading; hang with a halter

escort collapse: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them; an attendant who is employed to accompany someone; accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

pensive collapse: showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

hysteresis collapse: the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

water collapse: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"; fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"; provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

innocent collapse: a person who lacks knowledge of evil; (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather"; lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"; free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"; lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

prelude collapse: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera; play as a prelude; serve as a prelude or opening to

knit collapse: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine; a basic knitting stitch; a fabric made by knitting; make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"; tie or link together

velvet collapse: a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back; resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface; smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

abstracted collapse: taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead

recording collapse: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"; signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded; a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

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