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insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

planting collapse: putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"; the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"; a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"

uninterested collapse: having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"; not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"

unconcerned collapse: lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"; not occupied or engaged with; "readers unconcerned with style"; easy in mind; not worried; "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"

uncommunicative collapse: not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

separate collapse: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments; separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"; independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"; divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"; force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"; come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"; go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"; make a division or separation; discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"; act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

be collapse: spend or use time; "I may be an hour"; work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"; have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"; have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"; be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"; occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"; to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"; happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"

federate collapse: united under a central government; unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war"; enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"

canteen collapse: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers; restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat; a recreation room in an institution; a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen; sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

contend collapse: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

alone collapse: without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo"

drive in collapse: cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run"; arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"

brook collapse: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

above collapse: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"; appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"; at an earlier place; "see above"; in or to a place that is higher

tiptoe collapse: the tip of a toe; walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"; on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"; walk on one's toes

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

hook up collapse: connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

last straw collapse: the final irritation that stretches you patience beyond the limit

dissent collapse: a difference of opinion; (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"; withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"

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