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trained collapse: shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; "a trained mind"; "trained pigeons"; "well-trained servants"; having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study; "a trained nurse"; "a trained voice"; "trained manpower"; "psychologically trained workers"

strengthen collapse: gain strength; "His body strengthened"; make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

therefore collapse: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

chalk up collapse: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

roll in collapse: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

hardhearted collapse: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch"; lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

dramatize collapse: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"; put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

voyage collapse: a journey to some distant place; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

glower collapse: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

pass through collapse: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

grimace collapse: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"; contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

accustomed collapse: (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"; commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"

satisfy collapse: make happy or satisfied; fulfil the requirements or expectations of

anyhow collapse: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"; in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"

demonstrate collapse: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"

biography collapse: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

come on collapse: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"; appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

reeve collapse: female ruff; fasten by passing through a hole or around something; pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"; pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"

enroll collapse: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

tool collapse: an implement used in the practice of a vocation; work with a tool; drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"; furnish with tools

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

suds collapse: a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces); wash in suds

clerk collapse: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts); work as a clerk, as in the legal business

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