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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"

duodenum collapse: the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

rectum collapse: the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

huff collapse: a state of irritation or annoyance; inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

bleed collapse: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"; drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"; get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

equipment collapse: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

lung collapse: either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

catechize collapse: examine through questioning and answering; give religious instructions to

offal collapse: viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

condyle collapse: a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

burl collapse: a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree; the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer; remove the burls from cloth

garbage collapse: a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"; food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

scat collapse: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

party line collapse: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers; the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

hike collapse: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"; walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

taut collapse: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"; subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

viscera collapse: internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"

round out collapse: make bigger or better or more complete; fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research"

chine collapse: backbone of an animal; cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone; cut through the backbone of an animal

magnify collapse: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

pout collapse: a disdainful grimace; make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"

wet collapse: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"; covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"; producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"; supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county"; containing moisture or volatile components; " wet paint"; make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"; cause to become wet; "Wet your face"

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