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bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

ambivalent collapse: uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"

available collapse: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"; convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"; not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

otiose collapse: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

Sunday collapse: United States evangelist (1862-1935); first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians; spend Sunday; "We sundayed in the country"

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

farewell collapse: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"; an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

dislodge collapse: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"; remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

skylark collapse: brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

orphan collapse: a young animal without a mother; the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column; a child who has lost both parents; someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision; deprived of parents by death or desertion; deprive of parents

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

irresolute collapse: uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

afterglow collapse: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"; a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

escape collapse: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"; a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"; an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"; an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"; the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"; a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild; issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"; run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"; remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

undetermined collapse: not yet having been ascertained or determined; "of undetermined species"

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

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