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ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

virulence collapse: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"; extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"

smother collapse: a stifling cloud of smoke; conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"; envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"; deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"; form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

stifle collapse: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee; smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

moratorium collapse: suspension of an ongoing activity; a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

puncture collapse: the act of puncturing or perforating; a small hole made by a sharp object; loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object; be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"; cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"; make by piercing; "puncture a hole"

craze collapse: a fine crack in a glaze or other surface; state of violent mental agitation; develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics"

brutalize collapse: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling; make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"; treat brutally

blister collapse: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid; get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"; cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"; subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

euchre collapse: a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

blocked collapse: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"; closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

wound collapse: the act of inflicting a wound; a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat; a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost; any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision; put in a coil

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

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