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grip collapse: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

coast collapse: the area within view; "the coast is clear"; a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"; move effortlessly; by force of gravity

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

consequently collapse: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"; as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

risk collapse: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"; the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent; the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred; expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

eject collapse: leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

up collapse: open; "the windows are up"; being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"; spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"; to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"; to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"; nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"; to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"; raise; "up the ante"

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

intermezzo collapse: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

regard collapse: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"; a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"; look at attentively

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

arrest collapse: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

marry collapse: take in marriage; perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

frame of reference collapse: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

notice collapse: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"; polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"; a short critical review; "the play received good notices"; an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"; notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

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