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skid collapse: an unexpected slide; one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"; slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"; apply a brake or skid to; elevate onto skids

beat down collapse: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"; shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"; persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"

sniff out collapse: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"

pitch in collapse: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

set about collapse: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

slump collapse: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"; assume a drooping posture or carriage

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

slash collapse: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument; an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"; cut open; "she slashed her wrists"; cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

seek collapse: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; inquire for; "seek directions from a local"; go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"; try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

plump collapse: the sound of a sudden heavy fall; straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"; give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"

stare collapse: a fixed look with eyes open wide; fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

face to face collapse: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

shave collapse: the act of removing hair with a razor; remove body hair with a razor; touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"; cut closely; "trim my beard"; make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"; cut the price of

spiral collapse: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius; ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center; a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center; form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

snoop collapse: a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

stumble collapse: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"; walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

depreciation collapse: a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"; decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

stall collapse: a tactic used to mislead or delay; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed; seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater; a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"; deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"; come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"; cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"; cause an airplane to go into a stall; experience a stall in flight, of airplanes; put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

plunge collapse: a steep and rapid fall; begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"; cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"; fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

glide collapse: the activity of flying a glider; move smoothly and effortlessly; cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly; fly in or as if in a glider plane

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

pitch collapse: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump; a high approach shot in golf; the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"; a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"; any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"; lead (a card) and establish the trump suit; hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin; erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"; fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

umbrella collapse: having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"; a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"; a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy; covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

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