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

underdeveloped collapse: (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the developer for less than the required time; not yet fully developed

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

agenda collapse: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

warn collapse: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"; ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"; notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

roman collapse: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions; a resident of modern Rome; an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire; of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"; relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"; of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"; characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

schism collapse: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

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?"

dine collapse: give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"; have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

formulary collapse: (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"; of or relating to or of the nature of a formula

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

gum up collapse: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

incomplete collapse: not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"; not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play"

money order collapse: a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

cut back collapse: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

sketchy collapse: giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

sisterhood collapse: a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns); an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest; the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

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