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lineman collapse: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage; one of the players on the line of scrimmage; the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole

bickering collapse

damnable collapse: deserving a curse; "her damnable pride"

ignoble collapse: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.; not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

lascivious collapse: driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"

quarterback collapse: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"; (football) the person who plays quarterback; play the quarterback

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

moldy collapse: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

chintzy collapse

fecal collapse: foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

lousy collapse: infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"

poisonous collapse: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"; not safe to eat; having the qualities or effects of a poison

detestable collapse

internationalism collapse: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

push collapse: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"; an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"; the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"; press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"; move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"; press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"; move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"; approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"; sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"

hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

impertinent collapse: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

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

nationalism collapse: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

balance of power collapse: an equilibrium of power between nations

sportsman collapse

loathsome collapse

tactless collapse: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"

military collapse: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"; associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police"; characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms"; of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"

unchaste collapse: not chaste; "unchaste conduct"

strike collapse: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"; a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"; cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"; indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"; pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"; produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"; stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

bloody minded collapse

funky collapse: in a state of cowardly fright; stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"; (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

attack collapse: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase; an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"; the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"; (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"; strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"; the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"; a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"; begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"; set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"; attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"; take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

unbecoming collapse

bloodthirsty collapse: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson

scurrilous collapse

horrid collapse: exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"

loutish collapse

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