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bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

dark horse collapse: a racehorse about which little is known; a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

blench collapse

sheer off collapse

indecisiveness collapse: the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"

fool collapse: a person who lacks good judgment; make a fool or dupe of

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

submerge collapse: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; put under water; "submerge your head completely"; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

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

meerschaum collapse: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum; a white clayey mineral

forestalling collapse

baptize collapse: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

groundling collapse: in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section

toy collapse: a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"; manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

waffle collapse: pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

obeisance collapse

submersion collapse: the act of wetting something by submerging it

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

brooder collapse

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

discussion collapse: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"; an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

cherub collapse: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child; a sweet innocent baby

summit collapse: a meeting of heads of governments; reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

irresolute collapse: uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

mug collapse: with handle and usually cylindrical; the quantity that can be held in a mug; rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

shivering collapse

parley collapse: a negotiation between enemies; discuss, as between enemies

nut collapse: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt; Egyptian goddess of the sky; usually large hard-shelled seed; gather nuts

sweetheart collapse: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"; a person loved by another person; privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"

pullet collapse: young hen usually less than a year old

loner collapse: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

inconstancy collapse: the quality of being changeable and variable

mutable collapse: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy"

johnny collapse

undetermined collapse: not yet having been ascertained or determined; "of undetermined species"

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

circumvention collapse: the act of evading by going around

wince collapse: a reflex response to sudden pain; the facial expression of sudden pain; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

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