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overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

overhaul collapse: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"; make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

burgeon collapse: grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

introduce collapse: put before (a body); "introduce legislation"; cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"; bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.; bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"; bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

enable collapse: render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

insert collapse: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted; a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication; introduce; "Insert your ticket here"; put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

stampede collapse: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"; a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle); run away in a stampede; cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"; act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"; cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

interject collapse: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

chalk up collapse: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

uncomfortable collapse: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"; conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"

attach collapse: be attached; be in contact with; become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"; cause to be attached

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

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