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come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

stampede collapse: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"; a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle); run away in a stampede; cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"; act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"; cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

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"

bounce collapse: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound; rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts); hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"; eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"; spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"; move up and down repeatedly; leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"; refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"; come back after being refused; "the check bounced"

fountain collapse: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water; an artificially produced flow of water; a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

buck collapse: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope); United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973); jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"; resist; "buck the trend"; to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"

negotiate collapse: succeed in passing through, around, or over; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass"

wings collapse: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"; stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

employed collapse: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"; put to use

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

interstice collapse: small opening between things; a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

vault collapse: the act of jumping over an obstacle; an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; a burial chamber (usually underground); a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables; bound vigorously; jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

prance collapse: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward; cause (a horse) to bound spring forward; spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

panic collapse: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety; sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"; cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"; be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

inside track collapse: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"; the inner side of a curved racecourse

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

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