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pat collapse: the sound made by a gentle blow; exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"; completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"

hold out on collapse

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

regain collapse

posterior collapse: at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates

back to back collapse

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

snap out of it collapse

clop collapse: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

suited collapse: outfitted or supplied with clothing; "recruits suited in green"

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

postern collapse: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

hassock collapse: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

up country collapse

scale down collapse: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"

intermeddle collapse

sweet nothings collapse: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

relevant collapse: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

hang off collapse

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

recharge collapse: charge anew; "recharge a battery"; load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully"

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

at a standstill collapse

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

reactivate collapse: activate (an old file) anew

meshing collapse

ride out collapse

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

overdraft collapse: a draft in excess of the credit balance

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

spurn collapse

take sides collapse

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

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