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convulse collapse: be overcome with laughter; make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"; contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"; cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"; shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

gasbag collapse: a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics

tickle collapse: the act of tickling; a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking; touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"; touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

stagnate collapse: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"; cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"; stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

resound collapse: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

rejuvenate collapse: become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"; make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"; develop youthful topographical features; "the land rejuvenated"; cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

bubble collapse: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"; a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide); form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

ventilation collapse: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air; a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"

cryogenics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

budge collapse: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

saute collapse: a dish of sauteed food; fried quickly in a little fat; fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"

call up collapse: an order to report for military duty; bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"; call to arms; of military personnel

lane collapse: a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

path collapse: a way especially designed for a particular use; an established line of travel or access; a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

vent collapse: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate; a hole for the escape of gas or air; a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket); a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt; expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"; give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

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