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runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

upstage collapse: the rear part of the stage; of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"; at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"; steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"; move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience; treat snobbishly, put in one's place

opera collapse: a building where musical dramas are performed; a commercial browser; a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

perform collapse: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"; give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"; perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

depredation collapse: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

comedian collapse: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts; an actor in a comedy

foul up collapse

ruination collapse

boggle collapse: startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

pantomime collapse

howler collapse: a glaring blunder

success collapse: an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"; an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans"; a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

vehicle collapse: a conveyance that transports people or objects; a medium for the expression or achievement of something; "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"; a substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

carte blanche collapse: complete freedom or authority to act

cover up collapse

wrong collapse: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right; that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"; based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"; used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"; not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"; treat unjustly; do wrong to

ponder collapse

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

ruin collapse: a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"; an event that results in destruction; an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"; fall into ruin; reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"; destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

hurt collapse: damaged inanimate objects or their value; suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"; give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"; cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"; hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"; feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

distress collapse: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"; psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"; extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"; a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"; cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

wager collapse

free hand collapse: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"

consume collapse: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"; destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

prat collapse

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

ball up collapse

admonish collapse: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

fluttering collapse

dissolve collapse: (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out; declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"; come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"; bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"; become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"; pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"; cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"; become weaker; "The sound faded out"; cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"; lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"; cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

give notice collapse

interpret collapse: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"; give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

chouse collapse

jockey collapse: someone employed to ride horses in horse races; an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"; ride a racehorse as a professional jockey; compete (for an advantage or a position)

bomb collapse: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

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