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barbecue collapse: a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors; a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit; meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

learn collapse: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"; be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

dope collapse: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"; give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"; add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties; "The resistors have been doped"; take drugs to improve one's athletic performance

interpret collapse: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"; give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

erudite collapse: having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"

germinate collapse: cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

beverage collapse: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"

moralize collapse: improve the morals of; interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"

understand collapse: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"; believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"; make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

picnic collapse: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion; eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"

detect collapse: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

harangue collapse: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

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

lecture collapse: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"; a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"; deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

boo collapse: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt; show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

vegetate collapse: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"; grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"; grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"; produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"; establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"; lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

bookish collapse: characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"

dethrone collapse: remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"

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