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leisured collapse: free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven

endanger collapse: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

sequester collapse: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"; undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"; requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

bang collapse: a fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead; a sudden very loud noise; the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"; directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"; move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"; to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

emit collapse: expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

incredible collapse: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

handsomely collapse: in a generously handsome manner; "India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men"; in an attractively handsome manner; "the volume was handsomely bound"

kill collapse: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"; destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"; cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"; tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"; cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"; deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"; hit with great force; "He killed the ball"; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"; be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"; thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"; be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

cleft collapse: a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin); having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

town meeting collapse: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters; a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

bounty collapse: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

careful collapse: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"; with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"; mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"; cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"; full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

estrange collapse: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"; remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"

employable collapse: a person who is qualified and ready to work; physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available

bare collapse: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"; having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"; providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"; lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"; lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"; lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"

preview collapse: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public; an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future; watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

mare collapse: female equine animal; a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

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