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symbolize collapse: represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"

defective collapse: markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"; having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

abuse collapse: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"; use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"; use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

splint collapse: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg); a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"; support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

curse collapse: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"; a severe affliction; utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"; wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"; heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

offense collapse: the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

take away collapse: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"; take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"; remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"; take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

adrift collapse: off course, wandering aimlessly; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"; floating freely; not anchored; "the boat wasset adrift"

improperly collapse: in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"

pervert collapse: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior; change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

illicit collapse: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary"

mummify collapse: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"; remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"; preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"

inconvenient collapse: not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"; not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us"

swab collapse: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors; implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion; wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"

unrighteous collapse: not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

apply collapse: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"; refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"; apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

iniquitous collapse: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts"

error collapse: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed; departure from what is ethically acceptable; a misconception resulting from incorrect information; part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"; (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

premature collapse: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"; born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant"

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