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dragnet collapse: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

amuse collapse: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"; occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

research collapse: systematic investigation to establish facts; inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

look around collapse: look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can find the missing document"

carouse collapse: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party; engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

hound collapse: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears; pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

frisk collapse: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"; search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"

escalate collapse: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

clamor collapse: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"; make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"; utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"; compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"

sizzle collapse: a sizzling noise; burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"; make a sound like frying fat; seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"

follow collapse: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"; grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"; travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"; to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"; adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"; accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"; come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"; come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"; be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"; to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

pry collapse: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"; to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"; make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

sniff out collapse: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"

preferment collapse: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"; the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"

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