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hijack collapse: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination; seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

soil collapse: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

immobilize collapse: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

bottom collapse: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"; the lower side of anything; the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"; the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat; the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class"; strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom; provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs"

sully collapse: French statesman (1560-1641); United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

vilify collapse: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

wash collapse: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water); any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"; a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other; a thin coat of water-base paint; the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon); to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"; cleanse (one's body) with soap and water; form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"; remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"; apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to; clean with some chemical process; cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"; separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals); move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"; admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"; be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

muddy collapse: make turbid; "muddy the water"; cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"; dirty with mud

prorate collapse: divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"; make a proportional settlement or distribution

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

bide collapse: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

backbone collapse: the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"; fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

murky collapse: dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"

upholder collapse: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

stick together collapse: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"

lath collapse: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

cloudy collapse: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"; full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"; lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

opaque collapse: not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"; not clearly understood or expressed

indeterminate collapse: not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign"; not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"; not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"; having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem"; of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"

transcendent collapse: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of life"; exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

pouch collapse: a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things; (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican); an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"; send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels; put into a small bag

bearer collapse: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"

guy collapse: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day; an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

shill collapse: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others; act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

synchromesh collapse: an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly

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