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midnight collapse: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"

drink in collapse: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"

sup collapse: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

sloe collapse: small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

flounce collapse: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions; walk emphatically

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

improvise collapse: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"; manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

potshot collapse: a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter); criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"

enter upon collapse: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

fling collapse: the act of flinging; throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

tune collapse: the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency; the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"; adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"; adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

heave collapse: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"; an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"; the act of lifting something with great effort; (geology) a horizontal dislocation; an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"; utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"; lift or elevate; throw with great effort; move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

jet collapse: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines; the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid); a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation; issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"; fly a jet plane

rear collapse: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"; the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"; the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"; stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"; cause to rise up; bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

pitch collapse: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump; a high approach shot in golf; the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"; a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"; any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"; lead (a card) and establish the trump suit; hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin; erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"; fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

raven collapse: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"; prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"; obtain or seize by violence

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