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operating collapse: involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"

wordplay collapse

peep collapse: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"; speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice; make high-pitched sounds; of birds; cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"; look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

percolate collapse: the product of percolation; pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"; cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent; prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"; spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

play collapse: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully; activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"; gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"; a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"; utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"; a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"; a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"; a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"; engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"; exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"; participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"; employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"; use or move; "I had to play my queen"; shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"; bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"; put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"; make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville"; use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions"; discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day"; perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"; be performed; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"; cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?"; emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"; pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"; replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"; play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"; perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"; move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians"; cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"; act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"; engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"; be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"; behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"; be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

in action collapse

sleight collapse

utilize collapse: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

wreak havoc collapse

spritz collapse: a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water); cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it; "Spritz the lawn with water"; eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface"

botch collapse: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

jumper collapse: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump; a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing; a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen; a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections; a coverall worn by children; an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"; a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"

italicize collapse: print in italics

resort to collapse

not compare collapse

leeway collapse: (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

scathe collapse

trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

sweepstakes collapse: a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

anagram collapse: a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase; read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

outfield collapse: the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases

snafu collapse: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up; cause to be in a state of complete confusion

go collapse: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters; a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"; functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"; be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"; be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"; move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"; follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"; pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"; be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"; be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"; lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"; be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"; be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"; be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

pastime collapse: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

womanize collapse

infect collapse: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

musical comedy collapse

hold out on collapse

weigh collapse: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"; determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"; have a certain weight

impair collapse: make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"

engineer collapse: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems; the operator of a railway locomotive; design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"

perfidy collapse: betrayal of a trust

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

bungle collapse: spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"

sine wave collapse: a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve

coming and going collapse

in fun collapse

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

murder collapse: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

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