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

standardize collapse: cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"; evaluate by comparing with a standard

iconography collapse: the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

prior collapse: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

notarize collapse: authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized"

cash collapse: United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003); prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check; money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"; exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"

normalize collapse: make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"; become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"

concert collapse: a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"; contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

drawing collapse: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"; the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"; a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"; an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

hope collapse: one of the three Christian virtues; a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"; the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"; someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"; United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003); intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"; be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"; expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

regularize collapse: make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker"

approach collapse: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"; a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"; a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"; the event of one object coming closer to another; make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"; come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"; move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

first collapse: an honours degree of the highest class; the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"; the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"; being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"; ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"; preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"; indicating the beginning unit in a series; before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"; the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"; before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"

menace collapse: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"; something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"; act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"; express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

profile collapse: biographical sketch; an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"; a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers; a side view representation of an object (especially a human face); represent in profile, by drawing or painting; write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

liquidation collapse: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

destine collapse: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

chart collapse: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea; a visual display of information; plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"; make a chart of; "chart the territory"

overpass collapse: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England"

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