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melodrama collapse: an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

barnstorm collapse: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"; appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

giveaway collapse: an unintentional disclosure; a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

exert collapse: put to use; "exert one's power or influence"; make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

scroll collapse: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

idle collapse: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"; not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"; not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"; not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"; silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"; run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"; be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

act as collapse: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

bass collapse: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes; the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments; the lowest part of the musical range; the lowest adult male singing voice; the lowest part in polyphonic music; an adult male singer with the lowest voice; having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

situation comedy collapse: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

gum up collapse: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

soap opera collapse: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

behave collapse: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"; behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

second fiddle collapse: a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"; someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

cog collapse: tooth on the rim of gear wheel; a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"; join pieces of wood with cogs; roll steel ingots

happening collapse: an event that happens; taking place; "the parade is still happening"

pageant collapse: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes; a rich and spectacular ceremony

morality collapse: concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

dialogue collapse: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"; the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction; a conversation between two persons

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