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sting collapse: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin; a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"; deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"; cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"

plating collapse: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis); a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

settle collapse: a long wooden bench with a back; take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"; form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"; become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"; establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"; become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"; settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"; end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"; accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"; get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"; arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"; cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids); become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"; come to rest; settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"; dispose of; make a financial settlement

excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

inoculation collapse: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

criticize collapse: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

analgesia collapse: absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

pod collapse: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane; a group of aquatic mammals; a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant; the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves); produce pods, of plants; take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"

skinny collapse: confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"; of or relating to or resembling skin

eczema collapse: generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

callus collapse: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid; bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone; form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"; cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"

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

best collapse: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"; the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"; Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978); (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"; it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"; in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

lowering collapse: the act of causing something to move to a lower level; the act of causing to become less

trim collapse: cutting down to the desired size or shape; attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation; a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"; adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used; decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods; decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"; be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"; balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"

outward collapse: relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"; toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

divest collapse: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"; deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

facing collapse: a protective covering that protects the outside of a building; a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening; an ornamental coating to a building

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