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mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

afoot collapse: on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

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

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

accept collapse: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"; consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"; react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"; give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee; receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"; be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

roundhouse collapse: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing; workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

acceptable collapse: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"; adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"

applaud collapse: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

acceptance collapse: the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"; (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract); banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank; the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"

fitted collapse: being the right size and shape to fit as desired; "a fitted overcoat"; "he quickly assembled the fitted pieces"

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

get on collapse: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"; grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"

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

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

appoint collapse: furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"; create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"; assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

vibrator collapse: mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage; a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"

metronome collapse: clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

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

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

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