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discourteous collapse: showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"; lacking social graces

write up collapse: bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"

blemished collapse: marred by imperfections; having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"

roundhouse collapse: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing; workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

search warrant collapse: a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search

briefly collapse: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

poster collapse: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

bankrupt collapse: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"; reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

disclose collapse: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

under collapse: further down; "see under for further discussion"; down below; "get under quickly!"; below the horizon; "the sun went under"; below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"; in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"; down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"; into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"; through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"

limelight collapse: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting; a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

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