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tractor collapse: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications; a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

loser collapse: a gambler who loses a bet; a contestant who loses the contest

pregnancy collapse: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

colloquium collapse: an address to an academic meeting or seminar; an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting

kneel collapse: supporting yourself on your knees; rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

scalper collapse: someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"

seance collapse: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

creeps collapse: a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"; a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

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

genuflect collapse: bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

avoidance collapse: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

magpie collapse: long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

screwball collapse: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

eccentric collapse: a person with an unusual or odd personality; not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"

engulf collapse: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

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