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look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

drown collapse: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"; get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"; kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

back to back collapse

shut down collapse

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

snap out of it collapse

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

postern collapse: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

go to collapse

hassock collapse: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

refer to collapse

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

up country collapse

scale down collapse: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"

intermeddle collapse

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

hang off collapse

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

roost collapse: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; settle down or stay, as if on a roost

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

recharge collapse: charge anew; "recharge a battery"; load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully"

get up collapse: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"; cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

reactivate collapse: activate (an old file) anew

scruple collapse: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action; uneasiness about the fitness of an action; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; have doubts about; raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"; hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

take up with collapse

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

keep down collapse: manage not to throw up

overdraft collapse: a draft in excess of the credit balance

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

sit on collapse

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

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