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in advance collapse

spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

shot put collapse: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

bold faced collapse

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

forward pass collapse: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

fork over collapse

waddle collapse: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

lead to collapse

sanguine collapse: a blood-red color; confidently optimistic and cheerful

octave collapse: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse; a musical interval of eight tones; a feast day and the seven days following it

bring on collapse: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"

embark upon collapse

redound to collapse

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

soapbox collapse: a crate for packing soap

spitting distance collapse

foreglimpse collapse

hear a different drummer collapse

outcrop collapse: the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land; appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped"

come by collapse: obtain, especially accidentally

prance collapse: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward; cause (a horse) to bound spring forward; spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

unsurprised collapse: not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face"

determinism collapse: (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

sentry collapse

diapason collapse: either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

engage in collapse

hurry collapse: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

route collapse: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"; send via a specific route; send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

supplant collapse: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

act for collapse

measure out collapse

launch into collapse

double quick collapse

inquisitive collapse: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"; inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

uppity collapse

hurriedness collapse

treadle collapse: operate (machinery) by a treadle; tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"

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