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bud collapse: a partially opened flower; a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals; start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"; develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

take out collapse: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"; remove something from a container or an enclosed space; obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent"; purchase prepared food to be eaten at home; cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

fountainhead collapse: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

weed out collapse: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"

draw out collapse: cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"; make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"

look around collapse: look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can find the missing document"

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

roost collapse: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; settle down or stay, as if on a roost

burrow collapse: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"

root collapse: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"; (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground; a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number; take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"; cause to take roots; plant by the roots; come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"

taproot collapse: something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"; (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

grow collapse: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"; become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"; increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"; cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

expatriate collapse: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad; expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

wrest collapse: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

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"

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

grope collapse: the act of groping; and instance of groping; fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"; feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"; search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"

leaf collapse: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door); a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants; produce leaves, of plants; turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

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