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hammer collapse: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"; a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking; a power tool for drilling rocks; a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate; the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled; a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw; beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

pommel collapse: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle; a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

kilowatt hour collapse: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

trawl collapse: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths; a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys); fish with trawlers

granulate collapse: form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"; become granular; form into grains

belabor collapse: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"; to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"

parsimonious collapse: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

flail collapse: an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing; move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

fall upon collapse: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

bop collapse: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940); dance the bebop

bruise collapse: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"; break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

doss collapse: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

flour collapse: fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain; convert grain into flour; cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it"

toss off collapse: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

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