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hold down collapse: restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"; keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"

teem collapse: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

stultify collapse: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"; prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

expel collapse: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"; force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

unclog collapse: become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"

drip collapse: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway); the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"; flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"; fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

spill collapse: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"; the act of allowing a fluid to escape; liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"; reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"; cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"; pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"; cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"; flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

carbon collapse: a copy made with carbon paper; an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

unction collapse: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual; excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

pottery collapse: the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln; a workshop where clayware is made

bucket collapse: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top; the quantity contained in a bucket; carry in a bucket; put into a bucket

submerge collapse: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; put under water; "submerge your head completely"; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

ease collapse: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"; freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"; move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

spoon collapse: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food; formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face; as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"; scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"

lotion collapse: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin; liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"

patter collapse: a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"; make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"

bonus collapse: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

donate collapse: give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

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