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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

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

railroad collapse: transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

proceed collapse: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

foster collapse: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

self-appointed collapse: designated or chosen by yourself; "a self-appointed guardian of public morals"

put collapse: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"; cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"; adapt; "put these words to music"; cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"

fling collapse: the act of flinging; throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

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"

confront collapse: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

retread collapse: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads; give new treads to (a tire)

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

enact collapse: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

germinate collapse: cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

cut in collapse: mix in with cutting motions; interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"; drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably; allow someone to have a share or profit

situate collapse: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"; determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

adjourn collapse: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"; break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

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