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pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

veto collapse: a vote that blocks a decision; the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature); vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

sensationalism collapse: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"; subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

champaign collapse: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

bargaining collapse: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

greet collapse: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"; send greetings to; express greetings upon meeting someone; be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

wrongful collapse: not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"; unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"

unofficial collapse: not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"; not officially established; "the early election returns are unofficial"

consult collapse: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"; seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"; get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

plane collapse: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"; a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"; a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"; cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"; make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"; travel on the surface of water

constitute collapse: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

predilection collapse: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

black market collapse: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls; people who engage in illicit trade

cursing collapse: who is uttering obscenities; "arrested the flailing cursing old man"

mouth collapse: the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"; the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"; the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"; the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"; an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"; a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"; articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"; touch with the mouth

pocketbook collapse: pocket-sized paperback book; your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"

stall collapse: a tactic used to mislead or delay; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed; seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater; a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"; deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"; come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"; cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"; cause an airplane to go into a stall; experience a stall in flight, of airplanes; put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"

cant collapse: insincere talk about religion or morals; heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

workbook collapse: a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them

sauce collapse: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food; add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"; dress (food) with a relish; behave saucy or impudently towards

helpless collapse: unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby"; unable to function; without help; lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

recording collapse: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"; signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded; a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

ostentation collapse: pretentious or showy or vulgar display; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity; a gaudy outward display

lawless collapse: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"

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