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astern collapse: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"; stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"

in return collapse: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"

maroon collapse: an exploding firework used as a warning signal; a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color; a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"; of dark brownish to purplish red; leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"; leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

derogative collapse: expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

sag collapse: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"; droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

fillet collapse: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members; a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish; a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef; cut into filets; "filet the fish"; decorate with a lace of geometric designs

ascend collapse: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"; slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"; go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"; become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"; go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

swill collapse: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

reappear collapse: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"

underwrite collapse: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

rotate collapse: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"; perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"; cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"; exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

minor collapse: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"; inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"; lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"; not of legal age; "minor children"; of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"; of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization; of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"; of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"; warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"

shed collapse: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage; cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"; get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

unwrap collapse: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

skid collapse: an unexpected slide; one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"; slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"; apply a brake or skid to; elevate onto skids

girdle collapse: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers; an encircling or ringlike structure; put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"; cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"

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