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hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

snore collapse: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound; the rattling noise produced when snoring; breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"

lynch collapse: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

parting collapse: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

analgesic collapse: a medicine used to relieve pain; capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

adjourn collapse: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"; break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

day off collapse: a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"

silence collapse: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"; the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"; keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

reward collapse: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property; payment made in return for a service rendered; act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

coffee break collapse: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"

ending collapse: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"; event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

rock collapse: pitching dangerously to one side; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"; (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew; United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984); material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"; move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"; cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

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