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violate collapse: destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"; fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

trifle collapse: sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce

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

star collapse: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior; any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night; an actor who plays a principal role; a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem; mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"; be the star in a performance; feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

sketch collapse: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"; short descriptive summary (of events); a brief literary description; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"; make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

pulp collapse: the soft inner part of a tooth; an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"; a soft moist part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers; reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"; remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

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"

miscue collapse: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

ingenue collapse: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play; an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage); an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

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

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

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"

pudding collapse: any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed; (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally); any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

prevail collapse: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"; prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"; continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"; be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

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"

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