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immodest collapse: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"

instigate collapse

lay hands on collapse: manage with the hands

eager collapse: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

personalize collapse: make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

winnow collapse: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"; blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"; blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

come down on collapse

off and on collapse: not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"

play down collapse

spotlight collapse: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer; illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

epitomize collapse

shape up collapse

sew up collapse

raise collapse: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"; the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"; raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"; invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"; bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"; multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3; establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"; activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"; cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"; pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"; put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"; bet more than the previous player; bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"; construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"; create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"; raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"; cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"; collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

refurbish collapse: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

amputate collapse: remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

whip up collapse: prepare or cook quickly or hastily

primed collapse

disjoint collapse: having no elements in common; separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

stand over collapse

thicken collapse: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"; make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"; make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

stand aside collapse

sort out collapse

airfreight collapse

posteriority collapse: following in time; the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end

excite collapse: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"; raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"; arouse or elicit a feeling

adventurous collapse: willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

reveal collapse: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"; disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

de emphasize collapse

float collapse: something that remains on the surface of a liquid; a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco; an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade; the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public; the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment; convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"; allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"; make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"; put into the water; "float a ship"; move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"; set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"; be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink; circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

punch in collapse

stand apart collapse

dyed-in-the-wool collapse

deep dyed collapse

let in on collapse

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