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position collapse: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom; a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"; (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"; the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"; the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"; a rationalized mental attitude; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"; the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"; the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"; cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

emit collapse: expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

dispatch collapse: the act of sending off something; killing a person or animal; the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"; an official report (usually sent in haste); kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"; send away towards a designated goal; dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned"; complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

consummate collapse: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"; make perfect; bring to perfection; fulfill sexually; "consummate a marriage"

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

lithography collapse: the act of making a lithographic print; a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface

undaunted collapse: resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"; unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made"

salesmanship collapse: skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"

heedful collapse: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

fleer collapse: contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words; to smirk contemptuously

extortion collapse: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence); unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"; an exorbitant charge

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"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

observant collapse: paying close attention especially to details; quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

chapfallen collapse: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

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