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cough collapse: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis; exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

give off collapse: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

wheeze collapse: breathing with a husky or whistling sound; (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"; breathe with difficulty

roundhouse collapse: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing; workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

lipstick collapse: makeup that is used to color the lips; apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"; form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

hiccup collapse: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"; breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"

tootle collapse: the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"; play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

reek collapse: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face; smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"; give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

bluster collapse: a violent gusty wind; noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"; blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

brag collapse: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

bless collapse: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on

blow out collapse: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"; erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"

overstate collapse: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

exalt collapse: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

pant collapse: the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine); breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"; utter while panting, as if out of breath

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