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Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

destroy collapse: put to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"; do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

wide collapse: not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"; having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"; having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"; great in degree; "won by a wide margin"; to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"; with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"; far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"; to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"

indecorous collapse: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

immoral collapse: deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong; morally unprincipled; "immoral behavior"

stray collapse: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

false collapse: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"; arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"; inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"; designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom"; deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"; not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"; erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm"

malevolent collapse: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

torment collapse: torment emotionally or mentally; treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

election collapse: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

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