Related Words:
- shirk
collapse - avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" related words >
- abandon,
- avoid,
- bilk,
- burke,
- bypass,
- creep,
- cut,
- dodge,
- dog it,
- double,
- duck,
- duck duty,
- eschew,
- evade,
- fence,
- get around,
- get out of,
- goldbrick,
- goof off,
- gumshoe,
- jump,
- leave,
- leave loose ends,
- leave undone,
- let alone,
- let be,
- let dangle,
- let go,
- lurk,
- malinger,
- miss,
- not pull fair,
- omit,
- parry,
- pass over,
- pass up,
- pretermit,
- procrastinate,
- pussyfoot,
- shrink from,
- shun,
- sidestep,
- skip,
- skive,
- skulk,
- slack,
- slide out of,
- slink,
- slip,
- slip out of,
- snake,
- sneak out of,
- soldier,
- steal,
- trifle,
- welsh
- abandon,
- abdicate,
- back out,
- be unfaithful,
- beg off,
- break faith,
- cast off,
- chuck,
- cry off,
- deny,
- depart,
- depart from,
- desert,
- discard,
- drop out,
- evacuate,
- fail,
- flee,
- forgo,
- forswear,
- give up,
- go back on,
- have done with,
- jettison,
- jilt,
- leave,
- leave behind,
- leave flat,
- maroon,
- pass the buck,
- pull out,
- quit,
- quit cold,
- recant,
- reject,
- relinquish,
- renege,
- renounce,
- repudiate,
- resign,
- say goodbye to,
- shift the blame,
- shift the responsibility,
- stand down,
- surrender,
- take leave of,
- throw over,
- vacate,
- withdraw,
- yield
- shove off
collapse
- leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" related words >
- be off,
- bear off,
- beat it,
- begone,
- blow,
- buy it,
- cash in,
- check in,
- check out,
- clear out,
- croak,
- depart,
- drop off,
- embark,
- exit,
- flake off,
- get,
- get going,
- get lost,
- get off,
- get out,
- get under way,
- git,
- go,
- go off soundings,
- go to sea,
- go west,
- haul off,
- have it,
- have way upon,
- hit the road,
- kick in,
- kick off,
- kick the bucket,
- knock off,
- leave,
- make yourself scarce,
- pass out,
- peg out,
- pipe off,
- pop off,
- pull out,
- push off,
- put off,
- put to sea,
- quit,
- run along,
- run from,
- sail,
- sail away,
- sail away from,
- scram,
- stand from,
- stand off,
- steer away from,
- step off,
- take off,
- vamoose
- abscind,
- abstract,
- address to,
- advert to,
- allude to,
- amputate,
- analyze,
- annihilate,
- assign,
- avulse,
- ban,
- bar,
- be taken as,
- behold,
- bob,
- bolt,
- bring to attention,
- bring to notice,
- call attention to,
- cast off,
- cast out,
- catch sight of,
- choose out,
- chuck,
- cite,
- clap eyes on,
- clear,
- clear away,
- clear out,
- clear the decks,
- clip,
- contradistinguish,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- crop,
- cull,
- cull out,
- cut,
- cut away,
- cut off,
- cut out,
- decide between,
- demarcate,
- demark,
- denominate,
- denote,
- deport,
- deracinate,
- descry,
- designate,
- determine,
- differentiate,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- direct attention to,
- direct to,
- discern,
- discover,
- discriminate,
- disentangle,
- dispose of,
- distinguish,
- divide,
- dock,
- draw,
- draw out,
- draw the line,
- dredge,
- dredge up,
- eject,
- elect,
- elide,
- eliminate,
- emblematize,
- enucleate,
- eradicate,
- espy,
- evolve,
- evulse,
- excavate,
- except,
- excerpt,
- excise,
- exclude,
- exile,
- expatriate,
- expel,
- exsect,
- extinguish,
- extirpate,
- extract,
- extricate,
- figure,
- finger,
- fix,
- focus on,
- get out,
- get quit of,
- get rid of,
- get shut of,
- ghettoize,
- gin,
- glean,
- glimpse,
- gouge out,
- grub up,
- handpick,
- have in sight,
- indicate,
- insulate,
- isolate,
- keep apart,
- keep aside,
- ken,
- knock off,
- lay aside,
- lay eyes on,
- liquidate,
- look on,
- look upon,
- lop,
- make a selection,
- make out,
- mark,
- mark the interface,
- mention,
- mine,
- mutilate,
- name,
- nip,
- notice,
- observe,
- opt for,
- outlaw,
- pare,
- peel,
- perceive,
- pick,
- pick out,
- pin down,
- pluck out,
- pluck up,
- point at,
- point out,
- point to,
- prefer,
- prune,
- pull,
- pull out,
- pull up,
- purge,
- put aside,
- quarantine,
- quarry,
- rake out,
- recognize,
- refer to,
- remove,
- riddle,
- rip out,
- root out,
- root up,
- rule out,
- screen,
- screen out,
- seclude,
- see,
- segregate,
- select,
- separate,
- set,
- set a limit,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- set off,
- sever,
- severalize,
- shave,
- shear,
- sieve,
- sieve out,
- sift,
- sift out,
- sight,
- signify,
- single out,
- sort,
- sort out,
- specialize,
- specify,
- split hairs,
- spot,
- spy,
- stamp out,
- stand for,
- state,
- stigmatize,
- stipulate,
- strike off,
- strike out,
- strip,
- strip off,
- subdivide,
- subtilize,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- take in,
- take off,
- take out,
- tear out,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- throw over,
- throw overboard,
- touch on,
- truncate,
- twig,
- typify,
- unearth,
- unravel,
- uproot,
- view,
- weed out,
- winnow,
- wipe out,
- withdraw,
- witness,
- wrest out
- backslide,
- cock,
- degenerate,
- deteriorate,
- disimprove,
- fall,
- fall again into,
- fall astern,
- fall back,
- fall behind,
- fall from grace,
- get behind,
- get worse,
- go backwards,
- go behind,
- grow worse,
- have a relapse,
- jerk back,
- lapse,
- lapse back,
- let down,
- lose ground,
- pull back,
- recede,
- recidivate,
- recur to,
- regress,
- relapse,
- retrocede,
- retroflex,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- retrovert,
- return,
- return to,
- reverse,
- revert,
- revert to,
- sicken,
- sink back,
- slacken,
- slide back,
- worsen,
- yield again to
- inhale
collapse
- draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
- draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled" related words >
- aspirate,
- blow,
- breathe,
- breathe hard,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- chain-smoke,
- chaw,
- chew,
- cough,
- drag,
- draw,
- draw in,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expire,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- hiccup,
- huff,
- inhale snuff,
- inspire,
- nose,
- pant,
- puff,
- pull,
- respire,
- scent,
- sigh,
- slurp,
- smell,
- smell of,
- smoke,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuff in,
- snuffle,
- suck,
- suck in,
- suckle,
- take snuff,
- wheeze,
- whiff
- amble,
- be getting along,
- buzz off,
- claudicate,
- come away,
- crawl,
- creep,
- depart,
- dogtrot,
- drag,
- drag along,
- drag out,
- exit,
- gang along,
- get along,
- get away,
- get off,
- get on,
- get under way,
- go,
- go along,
- go away,
- go dead slow,
- go off,
- go on,
- go slow,
- hobble,
- idle,
- inch,
- inch along,
- jog-trot,
- laze,
- leave,
- limp,
- march off,
- mosey,
- move away,
- move off,
- move out,
- poke,
- poke along,
- pull out,
- sashay,
- sashay off,
- saunter,
- shuffle along,
- stagger along,
- stroll,
- take flight,
- take wing,
- toddle,
- totter along,
- traipse,
- up and go,
- waddle,
- walk,
- wing it,
- worm,
- worm along
- bail out,
- be getting along,
- beg,
- blow,
- break away,
- break jail,
- break loose,
- buzz off,
- circumvent,
- come away,
- cut loose,
- depart,
- ditch,
- double,
- elude,
- escape,
- escape prison,
- evade,
- exit,
- flee,
- fly the coop,
- gang along,
- get along,
- get around,
- get away from,
- get clear of,
- get free,
- get off,
- get on,
- get out,
- get out of,
- get under way,
- go,
- go along,
- go away,
- go off,
- go on,
- jump,
- leave,
- make a getaway,
- march off,
- mosey,
- move away,
- move off,
- move out,
- pull out,
- quit,
- retire,
- sashay,
- sashay off,
- shake,
- shake off,
- shuffle out of,
- skip,
- skirt,
- slip the collar,
- stagger along,
- take flight,
- take wing,
- toddle along,
- up and go,
- wing it,
- withdraw
- affright,
- alarm,
- amaze,
- ambush,
- astound,
- awe,
- awestrike,
- bedaze,
- bedazzle,
- bewilder,
- boggle,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- bushwhack,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- confound,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- dumbfound,
- dumbfounder,
- flabbergast,
- floor,
- overwhelm,
- paralyze,
- perplex,
- petrify,
- pounce upon,
- pull up short,
- shock,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- stagger,
- startle,
- strike dead,
- strike dumb,
- strike with wonder,
- stun,
- stupefy,
- surprise,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take unawares,
- terrify
- cut off
collapse
- remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
- cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van" related words >
- abridge,
- abrupt,
- abscind,
- alienate,
- amputate,
- annihilate,
- ax,
- ban,
- bar,
- bar out,
- bereave,
- bereave of life,
- bereaved,
- bereaved of,
- bereft,
- bisect,
- bleed,
- block,
- blockade,
- bob,
- break,
- break off,
- butcher,
- carry away,
- carry off,
- carve,
- cast off,
- cast out,
- catch,
- chloroform,
- chop,
- cleave,
- clip,
- close off,
- count out,
- crop,
- cull,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut adrift,
- cut away,
- cut down,
- cut in two,
- cut out,
- cut short,
- debar,
- delete,
- denuded,
- depart,
- deprive,
- deprive of,
- deprive of life,
- deprived of,
- destroy,
- dichotomize,
- disarticulate,
- disconnect,
- disendow,
- disengage,
- disentitle,
- disherison,
- disinherit,
- disjoin,
- disjoint,
- disown,
- dispatch,
- displace,
- dispose of,
- dispossess,
- disseise,
- dissever,
- dissociate,
- disunite,
- divest,
- divested,
- divide,
- divorce,
- do away with,
- do for,
- do to death,
- dock,
- drain,
- ease one of,
- eject,
- eliminate,
- embargo,
- end,
- enisle,
- enucleate,
- eradicate,
- estrange,
- evict,
- except,
- excise,
- exclude,
- execute,
- expel,
- expropriate,
- exsect,
- exterminate,
- extinguish,
- extirpate,
- finish,
- finish off,
- fissure,
- foreclose,
- freeze out,
- gash,
- get rid of,
- hack,
- halve,
- hew,
- ignore,
- immolate,
- incise,
- insulate,
- intermit,
- interrupt,
- island,
- isolate,
- jigsaw,
- keep out,
- kill,
- knock off,
- lacking,
- lance,
- launch into eternity,
- lay low,
- leave,
- leave out,
- lighten one of,
- liquidate,
- lock out,
- lop,
- lynch,
- make away with,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- milk,
- mine,
- minus,
- mutilate,
- nip,
- omit,
- ostracize,
- out of,
- pare,
- part,
- parted from,
- pass over,
- peel,
- pick out,
- poison,
- preclude,
- prohibit,
- prune,
- pull away,
- pull back,
- pull out,
- purge,
- put away,
- put down,
- put paid to,
- put to death,
- put to sleep,
- reject,
- relegate,
- remove from life,
- rend,
- repudiate,
- rive,
- robbed of,
- root out,
- rule out,
- sacrifice,
- saw,
- scissor,
- scrag,
- segregate,
- send to Coventry,
- separate,
- sequester,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- sever,
- shave,
- shear,
- shorn of,
- shut off,
- shut out,
- slash,
- slaughter,
- slay,
- slice,
- slit,
- snap the thread,
- snip,
- split,
- stamp out,
- stand aloof,
- stand apart,
- stand aside,
- starve,
- step aside,
- strike off,
- strip,
- strip off,
- stripped of,
- subtract,
- sunder,
- suspend,
- taboo,
- take a break,
- take away from,
- take from,
- take life,
- take off,
- take out,
- tap,
- tear,
- throw off,
- throw out,
- to,
- truncate,
- uncouple,
- unyoke,
- usurp,
- wanting,
- whittle,
- wipe out,
- withdraw
- lengthen
collapse
- become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
- make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" related words >
- add to,
- aggrandize,
- amplify,
- augment,
- boost,
- broaden,
- build,
- build up,
- continue,
- dawdle,
- drag out,
- draw,
- draw out,
- dwell on,
- elongate,
- enlarge,
- exalt,
- expand,
- extend,
- fatten,
- fill out,
- hike,
- hike up,
- hold,
- increase,
- inflate,
- jack up,
- jump up,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep going,
- keep up,
- lengthen out,
- let out,
- linger on,
- maintain,
- maximize,
- parlay,
- perpetuate,
- preserve,
- procrastinate,
- produce,
- prolong,
- prolongate,
- protract,
- pull,
- put up,
- pyramid,
- raise,
- retain,
- spin out,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- string out,
- sustain,
- tauten,
- temporize,
- tense,
- thicken,
- tighten,
- up
- cock,
- defect,
- degenerate,
- desert,
- err,
- fall,
- fall again into,
- fall astern,
- fall away,
- fall back,
- fall behind,
- fall from grace,
- get behind,
- go astray,
- go backwards,
- go behind,
- go wrong,
- have a relapse,
- jerk back,
- lapse,
- lapse back,
- lose ground,
- pull back,
- recede,
- recidivate,
- recur to,
- regress,
- relapse,
- retrocede,
- retroflex,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- retrovert,
- return,
- return to,
- reverse,
- revert,
- revert to,
- sink back,
- slide back,
- slip,
- slip back,
- tergiversate,
- trip,
- turn,
- yield again to
- yaw
collapse
- an erratic deflection from an intended course
- swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
- deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship" related words >
- aberrancy,
- aberration,
- about ship,
- back and fill,
- bank,
- bear away,
- bear off,
- bear to starboard,
- beat,
- beat about,
- bend,
- bias,
- box off,
- branching off,
- break,
- bring about,
- bring round,
- cant,
- cant round,
- cast,
- cast about,
- change course,
- change the heading,
- circuitousness,
- come about,
- corner,
- crab,
- crook,
- curve,
- declination,
- deflection,
- departure,
- detour,
- deviance,
- deviancy,
- deviation,
- deviousness,
- digression,
- dip,
- discursion,
- divagation,
- divarication,
- divergence,
- diversion,
- dogleg,
- double,
- double a point,
- drift,
- drift off course,
- drifting,
- drive,
- errantry,
- excursion,
- excursus,
- exorbitation,
- fall down,
- feather,
- fetch about,
- fetch away,
- fishtail,
- flounder,
- gape,
- go about,
- gybe,
- hairpin,
- heave,
- heave round,
- hobbyhorse,
- horizontal axis,
- indirection,
- jibe,
- jibe all standing,
- loop,
- lurch,
- make heavy weather,
- make leeway,
- miss stays,
- obliquity,
- pay off,
- pererration,
- pitch,
- pitch and toss,
- plow,
- plunge,
- ply,
- porpoise,
- pound,
- pull out,
- pull up,
- push down,
- put about,
- put back,
- rambling,
- rear,
- reel,
- rock,
- roll,
- round a point,
- sag,
- scend,
- sheer,
- shift,
- shifting,
- shifting course,
- shifting path,
- sideslip,
- skew,
- skid,
- slant,
- slew,
- spin,
- spiral,
- straying,
- stunt,
- swag,
- sway,
- sweep,
- swerve,
- swerving,
- swing,
- swing round,
- swing the stern,
- swinging,
- tack,
- throw about,
- tilt,
- tilter,
- toss,
- toss and tumble,
- tumble,
- turn,
- turn back,
- turning,
- twist,
- undulate,
- variation,
- veer,
- wallow,
- wandering,
- warp,
- wear,
- wear ship,
- welter,
- wind,
- yaw off,
- zigzag
first
previous
Advertisement