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lynch collapse: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

muzzle collapse: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose; a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting; fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

tuck in collapse: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"

carry through collapse: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

ironbound collapse

lay away collapse

presume upon collapse

take advantage of collapse

carry off collapse

set before collapse

put over collapse

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

darn collapse: a euphemism for `damn'; repair by sewing; "darn socks"

pull off collapse: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"; be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

get through collapse: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

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"

shelve collapse: place on a shelf; "shelve books"

sew up collapse

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"

lay by collapse

put right collapse

do away with collapse

do the trick collapse

run for collapse

sail for collapse

come through collapse

impose upon collapse

nominate collapse: propose as a candidate for some honor; put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

reins collapse

spoof collapse: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"

sleep on collapse

put aside collapse

remunerate collapse

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

ill-at-ease collapse

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"

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