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skipper collapse: a student who fails to attend classes; work as the skipper on a vessel

management collapse: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"; those in charge of running a business

atomizer collapse: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

stranglehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

jockey collapse: someone employed to ride horses in horse races; an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"; ride a racehorse as a professional jockey; compete (for an advantage or a position)

rumple collapse: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

privation collapse: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"; a state of extreme poverty

reservation collapse: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose

extortion collapse: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence); unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"; an exorbitant charge

wangle collapse: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

poke collapse: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous; make a hole by poking; stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"

hardship collapse: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

engineer collapse: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems; the operator of a railway locomotive; design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"

bag collapse: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"; a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"; a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"; an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"; the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"; the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"; capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"; put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"; hang loosely, like an empty bag

dragnet collapse: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

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