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reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

allocate collapse: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

pi collapse: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet; the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...

resist collapse: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

patronize collapse: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"; treat condescendingly; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

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

disobey collapse: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

blink collapse: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly; briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

irritate collapse: excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"; excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

destine collapse: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

tighten collapse: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"; make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

resuscitate collapse: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

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