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fall upon collapse: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

boggle collapse: startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

awake collapse

snorkel collapse: air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time; breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water; dive with a snorkel

bump into collapse

make a deal collapse

incinerate collapse: become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"

daredevil collapse: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person; presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"

turnout collapse: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip; attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"; a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park; the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

bash collapse: an uproarious party

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

excite collapse: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"; raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"; arouse or elicit a feeling

sic on collapse

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

police whistle collapse

foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

blow up collapse: make large; "blow up an image"

elide collapse: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

sideswipe collapse: a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles); strike from the side

Klaxon collapse: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

fire bell collapse: a bell rung to give a fire alarm

thwack collapse: a hard blow with a flat object

summon up collapse

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

instigate collapse

locate collapse: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"; assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

serendipity collapse: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

throw over collapse

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

pepper collapse: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum; pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground; climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam; attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"; add pepper to; "pepper the soup"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

predispose collapse: make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

trivet collapse: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table; a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth

annoy collapse: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

stir up collapse

watcher collapse: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

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