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carp collapse: any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

choose collapse: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"; select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"; see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

excerpt collapse: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"; take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

volition collapse: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith

nibble collapse: gentle biting; eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"; bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"; bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"

pet peeve collapse: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"

cull collapse: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

free will collapse: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

peck collapse: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons; eat by pecking at, like a bird; hit lightly with a picking motion

grudge collapse: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"; accept or admit unwillingly

round up collapse: seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

peeve collapse: an annoyed or irritated mood; cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

exceptionally collapse: to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"

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