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

jet collapse: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines; the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid); a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation; issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"; fly a jet plane

distill collapse: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"; undergo the process of distillation; extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

perfume collapse: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor; apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"; fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"

up collapse: open; "the windows are up"; being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"; spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"; to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"; to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"; nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"; to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"; raise; "up the ante"

jerk collapse: an abrupt spasmodic movement; raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms; a dull stupid fatuous person; (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration; throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"

salute collapse: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; a formal military gesture of respect; an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"; express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"; greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"; honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers; become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

satin collapse: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

grizzly collapse: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

crescendo collapse: (music) a gradual increase in loudness; gradually increasing in volume; grow louder; "The music crescendoes here"

dilation collapse: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"; a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

wipe collapse: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

confectionery collapse: the occupation and skills of a confectioner; a confectioner's shop; candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

rage collapse: violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"; a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"; something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"; feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"; be violent; as of fires and storms

clinker collapse: a hard brick used as a paving stone; turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning; clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently"

notoriety collapse: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

coke collapse: street names for cocaine; carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal; become coke; "petroleum oils coke after distillation"

drag collapse: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"; clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"; something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"; something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"; the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid; proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"; persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"; pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"; to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"; move slowly and as if with great effort; use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

tumescence collapse: tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

tobacconist collapse: a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles

buildup collapse: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"; highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"; the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"

wool collapse: outer coat of especially sheep and yaks; a fabric made from the hair of sheep; fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

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