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hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

hassle collapse: disorderly fighting

pettifog collapse

play on words collapse

give collapse: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"; consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"; occur; "what gives?"; estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"; dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"; inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"; allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"; guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"; submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"; offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"; manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"; convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"; convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"; bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"; accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"; propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"; be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"; cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"; perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"; present to view; "He gave the sign to start"; transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"; leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"; give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"; convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"; give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"; give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"; cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"; deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"; emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"; execute and deliver; "Give bond"

reprehend collapse: express strong disapproval of

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

make fun of collapse

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

honestly collapse: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"; (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

misinterpret collapse: interpret falsely

communicate with collapse

describe collapse: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

vernacular collapse: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

feud collapse: a bitter quarrel between two parties; carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

spoonerism collapse: transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

soap collapse: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

dispute collapse: coming into conflict with; a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

conceive collapse: become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

limn collapse

colophon collapse: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

set forth collapse: state; "set forth one's reasons"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

contort collapse: twist and press out of shape

ending collapse: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"; event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

put collapse: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"; cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"; adapt; "put these words to music"; cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"

prevaricate collapse

palaver collapse: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"; have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

resting place collapse

epigram collapse: a witty saying

expiration collapse

take sides collapse

pencraft collapse

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

roundly collapse: in a round manner; "she was roundly slim"

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

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