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pump collapse: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction; a low-cut shoe without fastenings; question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"; deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"; operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"; raise (gases or fluids) with a pump; move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"; draw or pour with a pump; flow intermittently; supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"

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"

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

siphon collapse: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled; a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube; move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"; convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

distend collapse: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"; cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

rarefy collapse: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance); make more subtle or refined; lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

staining collapse: (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study; the act of spotting or staining something

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

broaden collapse: become broader; "The road broadened"; make broader; "broaden the road"

corkscrew collapse: a bottle opener that pulls corks; move in a spiral or zigzag course

widen collapse: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"; make wider; "widen the road"; extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

smelt collapse: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters; small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water; extract (metals) by heating

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

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"

turpentine collapse: volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally; obtained from conifers (especially pines)

undercoat collapse: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair; seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion

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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