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sprightly collapse: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

painless collapse: requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem"; not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry"

disadvantage collapse: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position; put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

bout collapse: a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers); a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"

underestimate collapse: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value; make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

illustrate collapse: supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"; depict with an illustration

arouse collapse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

signal collapse: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"; any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"; an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes; notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

show collapse: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"; a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"; give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"; finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"; make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"; be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

take off collapse: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"; take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"; prove fatal; "The disease took off"; mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"; depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"; take time off from work; stop working temporarily

gleam collapse: an appearance of reflected light; a flash of light (especially reflected light); appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"; shine brightly, like a star or a light

farcical collapse: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

farce collapse: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

gerrymander collapse: an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage); divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

flame collapse: criticize harshly, on the e-mail; be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

showcase collapse: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"

peekaboo collapse: a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!

alfresco collapse: in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"

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