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bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

unbalanced collapse: debits and credits are not equal; being or thrown out of equilibrium

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

submerge collapse: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; put under water; "submerge your head completely"; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

meerschaum collapse: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum; a white clayey mineral

baptize collapse: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

off collapse: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"; (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off"; below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"; in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"; no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"; at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"

groundling collapse: in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

cherub collapse: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child; a sweet innocent baby

sweetheart collapse: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"; a person loved by another person; privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"

distraught collapse: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

rarity collapse: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"; noteworthy scarcity

sealed collapse: covered with a waterproof coating; "a sealed driveway"; having been paved; determined irrevocably; "his fate is sealed"; closed or secured with or as if with a seal; "my lips are sealed"; "the package is still sealed"; "the premises are sealed"; established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed"; undisclosed for the time being; "sealed orders"; "a sealed move in chess"

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

barbarian collapse: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

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