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eat up collapse: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"

furlough collapse: a temporary leave of absence from military duty; grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"; dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

side with collapse

pell mell collapse

frolic collapse: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

Yom Kippur collapse: (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

take off collapse: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"; take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"; prove fatal; "The disease took off"; mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"; depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"; take time off from work; stop working temporarily

illusionist collapse

abide by collapse

French leave collapse: an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

rally round collapse

rampage collapse: violently angry and destructive behavior; act violently, recklessly, or destructively

unenterprising collapse: lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome

outbreak collapse: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

prestidigitation collapse: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

delinquency collapse: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor; a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"; nonpayment of a debt when due

superannuate collapse: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; become obsolete; declare to be obsolete; retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

proceeding collapse: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

tempest collapse: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

revolt collapse: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

apprehend collapse: anticipate with dread or anxiety

AWOL collapse: one who is away or absent without leave; having deserted your post or station without leave

intercourse collapse: communication between individuals

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

completion collapse: a concluding action; (American football) a successful forward pass in football

step in collapse

anarchy collapse: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

enormity collapse: an act of extreme wickedness; the quality of extreme wickedness; vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

stunt collapse: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention; a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth; perform a stunt or stunts; check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

functioning collapse: performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight"

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

do justice to collapse

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

tormentor collapse: someone who torments

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

unruliness collapse: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

burgeon collapse: grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

recite collapse: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"; render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

cooperate collapse

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