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race collapse: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"; any competition; "the race for the presidency"; people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"; compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"; cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"; to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

scrape along collapse: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

work in collapse: add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

devote collapse: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

prolong collapse: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"; lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

implement collapse: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

shot put collapse: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

luxuriate collapse: thrive profusely or flourish extensively; become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

saddle collapse: posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl; a seat for the rider of a horse; a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe; cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins; load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"; put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"

reposit collapse: put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum"

write out collapse: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"; put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

stored collapse: accumulated until needed; "stored energy in the condenser"; "the computer can use stored information"

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