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pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

unseat collapse: dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse; remove from political office; "The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

extort collapse: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner; obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"; obtain through intimidation

dragnet collapse: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

cobweb collapse: a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; filaments from a web that was spun by a spider; a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

sputter collapse: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage); cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"; utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage; make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

disbar collapse: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

sack collapse: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"; a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; a woman's full loose hiplength jacket; any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry); the quantity contained in a sack; put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"; plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

deprive collapse: take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

decoy collapse: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

oust collapse: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"; remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

count collapse: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours"; a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl; the total number counted; "a blood count"; include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"; have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"; name or recite the numbers; "The toddler could count to 100"; determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"; have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"; put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

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