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launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

peroration collapse: (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"; a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

medley collapse: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

ante collapse: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; place one's stake

baste collapse: loose temporary stitches; cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"; sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

overcome collapse: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

price collapse: the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"; value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"; a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"; United States operatic soprano (born 1927); the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"; cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"; ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"; determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"

handbook collapse: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

smite collapse: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon; affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

perfected collapse: (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed; "a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style"

pelt collapse: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"

parlay collapse: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers; stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

pole vault collapse: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

thrash collapse: a swimming kick used while treading water; give a thrashing to; beat hard; beat the seeds out of a grain; move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"; beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

ocelot collapse: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

leopard collapse: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots; the pelt of a leopard

jaguar collapse: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

artist collapse: a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

photograph collapse: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"; undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

colophon collapse: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

conjecture collapse: reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

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