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waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

commute collapse: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

speed collapse: changing location rapidly; a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"; distance travelled per unit time; travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

forget collapse: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"; dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"; leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"; forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

treadle collapse: operate (machinery) by a treadle; tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"

replace collapse: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"; put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

withdraw collapse: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"; remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

spin collapse: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"; a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"; the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"; a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile); prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"; twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"; work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"; form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"; make up a story; "spin a yarn"; revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"; stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

resume collapse: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"; return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"; assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

pep collapse: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"

urge collapse: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"; an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"; force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

regenerate collapse: reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"; restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"; undergo regeneration; form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"; be formed or shaped anew; replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"; return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"; amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit; reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

interlope collapse: encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

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