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ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

formalistic collapse: concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"

dad collapse: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

microscopic collapse: too small to be seen except under a microscope; extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care"; of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination"

strictly collapse: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business"; in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

rectify collapse: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"; set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"; math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"

Steinway collapse: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)

harpsichord collapse: a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

spinet collapse: early model harpsichord with only one string per note; a small and compactly built upright piano

clavichord collapse: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

in line collapse: being next in a line of succession; "he was in line for the presidency"; awaiting something; especially something due; "people were in line at the checkout counter"; "she was in line for promotion"; one behind another in a line or queue; "they waited in line for the tickets"

compulsive collapse: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things; strongly motivated to succeed; caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

cricket collapse: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs; leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together; play cricket

easily collapse: without question; "easily the best book she's written"; with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

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