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berating collapse: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"

tongue lashing collapse

marvel collapse: express astonishment or surprise about something

unforeseen collapse

excoriate collapse

unawares collapse: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln; without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

improvised collapse: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

bomb collapse: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

amaze collapse: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

dumbfound collapse

extemporaneous collapse

pounce collapse: the act of pouncing; move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

inculpated collapse

unplanned collapse: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"

go to it collapse

furtiveness collapse: a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

nerves collapse: control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

buck fever collapse: nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter

vituperation collapse: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

defamation collapse: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

scaling collapse: ascent by or as if by a ladder; act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale; the act of arranging in a graduated series

flank collapse: the side between ribs and hipbone; a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg; the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"; a subfigure consisting of a side of something; be located at the sides of something or somebody

taxed collapse

offensive collapse: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"; causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"; for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"; violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

petrify collapse: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

impugned collapse

modus operandi collapse

move into collapse

stupefy collapse

get cracking collapse: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"

hop to it collapse

scare collapse: a sudden attack of fear

mudslinging collapse

muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

embark upon collapse

housewarming collapse: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

strike collapse: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"; a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"; cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"; indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"; pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"; produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"; stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

bowl over collapse

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