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buffalo collapse: meat from an American bison; a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls); intimidate or overawe

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

kill collapse: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"; destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"; cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"; tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"; cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"; deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"; hit with great force; "He killed the ball"; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"; be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"; thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"; be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

stray collapse: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

campus collapse: a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

alderman collapse: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

noncommissioned officer collapse: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

parterre collapse: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

light show collapse: a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

wings collapse: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"; stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

proscenium collapse: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater; the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

distressed collapse: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

stratum collapse: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

vagrant collapse: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

pocket collapse: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles; an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck; a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"; a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"; (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"; put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"; take unlawfully

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