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bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

jibe collapse: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

yaw collapse: an erratic deflection from an intended course; swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"; deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

scrape along collapse: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"

fantail collapse: an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

condign collapse: fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure"

swerve collapse: the act of turning aside suddenly; turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

unkind collapse: lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

dictator collapse: a ruler who is unconstrained by law; a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

heel collapse: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft; the lower end of a ship's mast; the back part of the human foot; one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread; put a new heel on; "heel shoes"; strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"; perform with the heels; "heel that dance"; follow at the heels of a person

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

ply collapse: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood; one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"; use diligently; "ply your wits!"; wield vigorously; "ply an axe"; join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric"; travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"; apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"

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