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bead collapse: a small ball with a hole through the middle; string together like beads; decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"; form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

untie collapse: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"; cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

dock collapse: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair; landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"; an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial; a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded; any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; haul into a dock; "dock the ships"; remove or shorten the tail of an animal; come into dock; "the ship docked"; deduct from someone's wages; deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

hibernate collapse: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"; be in an inactive or dormant state

programmer collapse: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

fern collapse: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

hypertrophy collapse: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"

unleash collapse: release or vent; "unleash one's anger"; turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"; release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"

vine collapse: a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

park collapse: a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"; a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"; a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"; Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806); place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"; maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

moor collapse: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss; one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century; secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"; come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"; secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

vegetate collapse: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"; grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"; grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"; produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"; establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"; lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

fallout collapse: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

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"

belay collapse: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat; turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

legume collapse: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils); an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae; the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case

people collapse: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"; members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"; fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"; furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

tie up collapse: finish the last row; restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"; invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"

liberate collapse: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

pinion collapse: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack; cut the wings off (of birds); bind the arms of

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