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

think up collapse: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

fluke collapse: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host; either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean; flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; a barb on a harpoon or arrow

slog collapse: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

come to light collapse: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"

revolutionize collapse: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"; fill with revolutionary ideas; overthrow by a revolution, of governments

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

credulous collapse: disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"; showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"

unintelligent collapse: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

antenna collapse: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals; sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"

formalize collapse: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

deaf collapse: people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"; lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

gauche collapse: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"

carry weight collapse: have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

hold out collapse: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"

cannon collapse: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels; heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane; (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm; heavy gun fired from a tank; fire a cannon; make a cannon

sane collapse: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

excavation collapse: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"; a hole in the ground made by excavating

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