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sign up collapse: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"

minister to collapse

incurve collapse

time off collapse: a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"

call in collapse: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"; summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"; summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"; take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

assist collapse: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

profit collapse: the advantageous quality of being beneficial; make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"; derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

give notice collapse

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"

drudge collapse: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

conjure up collapse

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

bestow collapse: give as a gift

hurl collapse: a violent throw; utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"; throw forcefully

advise collapse: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

donate collapse: give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

enlist collapse: join the military; engage somebody to enter the army

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

chore collapse

obey collapse: be obedient to

satisfy collapse: make happy or satisfied; fulfil the requirements or expectations of

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

apportion collapse

allot collapse

call out collapse: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"; call out loudly, as of names or numbers

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

mete collapse

conjure collapse

deal out collapse

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

communicate collapse: transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"; transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"; administer communion; in church; be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"; join or connect; "The rooms communicated"

wander collapse: go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

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