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fear collapse: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight); a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"; be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"; be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"; be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"; be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

Herculean collapse: extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"; displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

turnout collapse: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip; attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"; a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park; the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

sit in collapse: participate in an act of civil disobedience; attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?"

lean on collapse: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

abstruse collapse: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

confer collapse: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"; present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

quorum collapse: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

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