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exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

play out collapse: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"; play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"; perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

assume collapse: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"; occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

illusive collapse: based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy"

carefulness collapse: the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"

failure collapse: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"; an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"; lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

snow collapse: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980); precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals; a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground; fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"

persecute collapse: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

chimerical collapse: produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

glossy collapse: a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper; (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen"; having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

calculating collapse: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

furtive collapse: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

autism collapse: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

muse collapse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"; in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

forearm collapse: the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist; arm in advance of a confrontation

simulated collapse: reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions"

bumble collapse: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crucify collapse: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

hex collapse: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"; cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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