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go on collapse: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

brawl collapse: a noisy fight in a crowd; to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

vociferate collapse: utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands"

congregate collapse: come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

joining collapse: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

slip in collapse: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"

conscript collapse: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

shove collapse: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"; push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

unmask collapse: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"; take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

roar collapse: the sound made by a lion; laugh unrestrainedly and heartily; make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"; act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington

unfurl collapse: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

refresh collapse: make fresh again; make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

transfigure collapse: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

bunt collapse: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat; fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores; similar to Tilletia caries; disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores; hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

assure collapse: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

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"

erect collapse: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

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