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detailed collapse: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

break out collapse: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"; take from stowage in preparation for use

damp collapse: a slight wetness; slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"; restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"

burst out collapse: give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

deafen collapse: make soundproof; "deafen a room"; make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"; be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"

devitalize collapse: sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"

suffering collapse: feelings of mental or physical pain; misery resulting from affliction; troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

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"

bugle collapse: a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares; a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration; any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover; play on a bugle

haymaker collapse: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing; a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying

exhale collapse: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"; give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

thaw collapse: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

unclog collapse: become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"

mellow collapse: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"; make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"; soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

vomit collapse: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth; the matter ejected in vomiting; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

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