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pull back collapse: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"; move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

heighten collapse: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"; become more extreme; "The tension heightened"; increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

endow collapse: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"; give qualities or abilities to

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

see collapse: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"; deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"; deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"; match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"; receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"; accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"; perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"; see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"; observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"; go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"; go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

spree collapse: a brief indulgence of your impulses; engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

fling collapse: the act of flinging; throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

rationalize collapse: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"; think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"; structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

systematize collapse: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

take charge collapse

guarantee collapse: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications; a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"; a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults; give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"; make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"; stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

fait accompli collapse: an irreversible accomplishment

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

spurt collapse: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

conclude collapse: bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation; reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"; come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

take up collapse: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"; adopt; "take up new ideas"; turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"; take up time or space; "take up the slack"

fall short collapse: fail to meet (expectations or standards)

fix up collapse: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"

put in collapse: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"; devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"

give collapse: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"; consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"; occur; "what gives?"; estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"; dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"; inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"; allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"; guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"; submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"; offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"; manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"; convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"; convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"; bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"; accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"; propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"; be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"; cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"; perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"; present to view; "He gave the sign to start"; transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"; leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"; give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"; convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"; give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"; give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"; cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"; deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"; emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"; execute and deliver; "Give bond"

mop collapse

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

set straight collapse

hit it collapse

fight shy collapse

certify collapse: declare legally insane; guarantee payment on; of checks; guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

bivouac collapse

presage collapse: a foreboding about what is about to happen

round out collapse: make bigger or better or more complete; fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research"

write collapse: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"; record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"; communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"; communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"; mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"; create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else"; produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

clinch collapse: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily; the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet; a small slip noose made with seizing; settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"; flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"; secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"; embrace amorously; hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

unblock collapse: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"; play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding; clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries"

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