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hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

go to bed collapse: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

falsity collapse: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"

tortoise collapse: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

cut across collapse: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"

apologize collapse: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

reach out collapse: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

fiction collapse: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

procrastinator collapse: someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

squat collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels; having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground; sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"; occupy (a dwelling) illegally; be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"

stagnate collapse: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"; cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"; stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

lean on collapse: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

curl up collapse: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

look out collapse: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

tailgate collapse: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading; follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

whispering campaign collapse: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

hide collapse: body covering of a living animal; the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal); prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"; be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"

straddle collapse: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options; the act of sitting or standing astride; a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars; a noncommittal or equivocal position; be noncommittal; sit or stand astride of

cohabit collapse: room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

ride collapse: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement; copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"; keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"; move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"; ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"; be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"; sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"; climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"; sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"; continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"; lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"; be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"

hang on collapse: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

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