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hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

disjoin collapse: become separated, disconnected or disjoint; make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

unforeseeable collapse: incapable of being anticipated; "unforeseeable consequences"

dredge collapse: a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed; remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water; search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost; cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

disengage collapse: become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"; release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

dig up collapse

sheer off collapse

precipitous collapse: characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff"

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

root out collapse

straiten collapse: squeeze together

flirt collapse: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

take exception collapse

cast out collapse

cool off collapse: feel less enamoured of something or somebody

hurried collapse: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

realignment collapse

snatch collapse: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion; a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"; to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"; to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

pull back collapse: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"; move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

deathblow collapse: the blow that kills (usually mercifully)

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

survive collapse: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

tighten collapse: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"; make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

isolate collapse: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"; obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

back down collapse

impatient collapse: restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

stand aloof collapse

disentangle collapse: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

publish collapse: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"; have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

come around collapse: happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again"

fetch up collapse

refract collapse: determine the refracting power of (a lens); subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"

go away collapse

unexpected collapse: not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"; happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"; not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"

ward off collapse: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

breakneck collapse: moving at very high speed; "a breakneck pace"

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