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interject collapse: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

blameless collapse: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

converse collapse: a proposition obtained by conversion; turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"; carry on a conversation

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

approved collapse: generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"; established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"

exhibit collapse: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence; show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"

puff collapse: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes); a light inflated pastry or puff shell; a short light gust of air; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"; blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"; praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"; smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"; suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"; make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

treasure collapse: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"; any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"; accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

very collapse: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"; precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

unstained collapse: not stained; "An apron keeps his clothing unstained"; not having a coating of stain or varnish

resound collapse: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

chatter collapse: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys); the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine; speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"; cut unevenly with a chattering tool; click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"

brag collapse: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

suggest collapse: call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"; imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

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