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steam collapse: water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere; cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"; clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"; get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"; rise as vapor; emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"

poop out collapse: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

fractionate collapse: obtain by a fractional process; separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents

wilt collapse: causing to become limp or drooping; any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots; become limp; "The flowers wilted"; lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

dispatcher collapse: employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

yardman collapse: a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns); worker in a railway yard

cold cream collapse: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

enlarge collapse: make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"; become larger or bigger

kapok collapse: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber; a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation

haze collapse: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility; harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions; become hazy, dull, or cloudy

floss collapse: a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery; use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"

puff collapse: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes); a light inflated pastry or puff shell; a short light gust of air; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"; blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"; praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"; smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"; suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"; make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

bloat collapse: swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas; become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"; make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

cloud collapse: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude; any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible; out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"; suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"; make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"; make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"; billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"

towel collapse: a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping; wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"

dehumidify collapse: make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"

visor collapse: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

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