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compress collapse: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever); squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"; make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

scoop collapse: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"; the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe; the quantity a scoop will hold; a hollow concave shape made by removing something; take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

corruptible collapse: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

negligible collapse: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"; not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

stall collapse: a tactic used to mislead or delay; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed; seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater; a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"; deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"; come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"; cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"; cause an airplane to go into a stall; experience a stall in flight, of airplanes; put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

tape collapse: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"; a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"; measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"; the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"; fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

invention collapse: the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

depressed collapse: having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule"; lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"; flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

impulse collapse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

sirloin collapse: the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

edit collapse: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

poltergeist collapse: a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

unattractive collapse: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"; lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"; not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"

chalk collapse: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces; a pure flat white with little reflectance; a soft whitish calcite; write, draw, or trace with chalk

miss collapse: a form of address for an unmarried woman; a failure to hit (or meet or find etc); fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"; fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"; feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"; fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"; fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"; fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"; be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"; be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"

diptych collapse: a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

fame collapse: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; favorable public reputation

graph collapse: a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes; represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"; plot upon a graph

peppery collapse: having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

loin collapse: either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds; a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

unsuitability collapse: the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

yearbook collapse: a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students

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