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obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

public relations collapse: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution

blade collapse: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge; flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water; the part of the skate that slides on the ice; a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue); a cut of beef from the shoulder blade; something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"; a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"; especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

spinner collapse: fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water; board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game; someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

commend collapse: express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

commercial collapse: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television; connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"; of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic acid"; of or relating to commercialism; "a commercial attache"; "commercial paper"; "commercial law"

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

shock collapse: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"; an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"; a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"; a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"; (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"; subject to electrical shocks; collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"; collide violently; strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"; strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

suitor collapse: a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess"

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

detonate collapse: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

tonic collapse: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates; (music) the first note of a diatonic scale; lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine; used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"; relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"; employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"; of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

twinkle collapse: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash; emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

torpedo collapse: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target; a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead; a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface; an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas); attack or hit with torpedoes

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

swelter collapse: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"; be uncomfortably hot

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