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harry collapse: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

sake collapse: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

canicular collapse: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"; of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"

resilience collapse: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit; an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

stun collapse: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"; overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

monsoon collapse: a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter; any wind that changes direction with the seasons; rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

poultry collapse: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

depend on collapse: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"; be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

Apollo collapse: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

hot water collapse: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

laziness collapse: relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"

unstudied collapse: lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field; "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"; not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"

brumal collapse: characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"

wintry collapse: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

unorganized collapse: not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government"; not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized"

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

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

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

hypertrophy collapse: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

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