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refract collapse: determine the refracting power of (a lens); subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

slipping collapse: moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"

quarry collapse: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"

wildly collapse: to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree; "the storyline is wildly unrealistic"; with violent and uncontrollable passion; "attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over"; in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner; "He gesticulated wildly"

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

segregate collapse: someone who is or has been segregated; separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"; divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"; separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

decadent collapse: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically); marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

pluck collapse: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord; strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"; pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"; pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

achieve collapse: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

shiver collapse: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

snifter collapse: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

energy collapse: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"; enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"; forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"; (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

damaged collapse: harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

impaired collapse: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

tattered collapse: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"

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