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verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

videotape collapse: a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound; a video recording made on magnetic tape; record on videotape

heave collapse: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"; an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"; the act of lifting something with great effort; (geology) a horizontal dislocation; an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"; utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"; lift or elevate; throw with great effort; move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

swill collapse: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

equip collapse: provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"; provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

earshot collapse: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"

vexed collapse: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

put away collapse: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"; kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"; stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

professional collapse: a person engaged in one of the learned professions; an athlete who plays for pay; engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes"; characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance"; engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"; of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"; of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"

last word collapse: an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"; the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"

interlope collapse: encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

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

epilogue collapse: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"; a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

demand collapse: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"; an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"; the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"; request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"; claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"; ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"; summon to court; lay legal claim to

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

craftsman collapse: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft; a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"; a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"

permeated collapse: occurring throughout; "her poems are permeated with sorrow"

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

martyr collapse: one who suffers for the sake of principle; one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion; torture and torment like a martyr; kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

enroll collapse: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

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