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muscular collapse: having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"; of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

dimple collapse: a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"; any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"; produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"; mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"

draw the line collapse: reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

debunk collapse: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"

steam collapse: water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere; cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"; clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"; get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"; rise as vapor; emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"

beatify collapse: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"; make blessedly happy

relax collapse: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"; become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"; make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"; become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"; make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"; become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

skid collapse: an unexpected slide; one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"; slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"; apply a brake or skid to; elevate onto skids

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

shackle collapse: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

liberate collapse: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

studio collapse: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

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

scotch collapse: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still; make a small cut or score into

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

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"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

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