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leech collapse: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

prowl collapse: the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner); move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"; loiter about, with no apparent aim

blackmail collapse: extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information; obtain through threats; exert pressure on someone through threats

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

vampire collapse: (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

practice collapse: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"; translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"; the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"; knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"; avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

passage collapse: the act of passing from one state or place to the next; a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"; the act of passing something to another person; a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"; a way through or along which someone or something may pass; a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"; a section of text; particularly a section of medium length; a short section of a musical composition

yacht collapse: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing; travel in a yacht

canoe collapse: small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle; travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"

shark collapse: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

rubberneck collapse: a person who stares inquisitively; strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

excursion collapse: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

balloon collapse: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air; small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck; become inflated; "The sails ballooned"; ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"

course collapse: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"; (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"; part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"; a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"; general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"; hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"; move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"

ferry collapse: transport by boat or aircraft; a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule; travel by ferry; transport by ferry; transport from one place to another

traverse collapse: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit; travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

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