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delouse collapse: free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

spill over collapse: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

scape collapse: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

pass through collapse: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

troll collapse: angling by drawing a baited line through the water; a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"; (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains; speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice; praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"; sing loudly and without inhibition; angle with a hook and line drawn through the water; sing the parts of (a round) in succession; cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"; circulate, move around

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

raffle collapse: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money; dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"

bowdlerize collapse: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

perambulate collapse: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park"; make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years"

flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

clean out collapse: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"; deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours"; force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"

sled collapse: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow; ride (on) a sled

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

engulf collapse: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

scull collapse: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls; each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman; a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward; propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

sailing collapse: the departure of a vessel from a port; riding in a sailboat

zing collapse: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"

skid collapse: an unexpected slide; one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"; slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"; apply a brake or skid to; elevate onto skids

cleanse collapse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"; purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

scour collapse: a place that is scoured (especially by running water); rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"; examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

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