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incinerate collapse: become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"

injunction collapse: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"; a formal command or admonition

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

examine collapse: question closely; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

loot collapse: goods or money obtained illegally; take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

collaboration collapse: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently"; act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

outmaneuver collapse: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

sift collapse: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"; move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"

infect collapse: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

dig collapse: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"; a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"; the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"; turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"; create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

demolish collapse: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"; destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

morale collapse: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

worst collapse: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"; the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"; the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"; (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"; to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

peer collapse: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage; look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

murder collapse: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

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