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deface collapse: deface a building facade, for example; mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

macerate collapse: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"; become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"; separate into constituents by soaking

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

claw collapse: a bird's foot; sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles; a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods; attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"; clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"; scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails; move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

slate collapse: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate; a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices; a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers; thin layers of rock used for roofing; designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"; cover with slate; "slate the roof"; enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"

serrate collapse: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

jag collapse: a bout of drinking or drug taking; a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing; a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing; a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"; cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

punctuate collapse: insert punctuation marks into; interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

underscore collapse: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

lacerate collapse: having edges that are jagged from injury; irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"; cut or tear irregularly; deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

striate collapse: marked with stria or striations; mark with striae or striations

discolor collapse: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"; cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"; lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

tooth collapse: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"; toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell; something resembling the tooth of an animal; one of a number of uniform projections on a gear; hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

convulse collapse: be overcome with laughter; make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"; contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"; cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"; shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

harrow collapse: a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil; draw a harrow over (land)

mottle collapse: an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"; colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

chalk up collapse: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

crucify collapse: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

martyr collapse: one who suffers for the sake of principle; one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion; torture and torment like a martyr; kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

scab collapse: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion; someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

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