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abound collapse: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities; be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

pullulate collapse: breed freely and abundantly; become abundant; increase rapidly

overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

multiply collapse: in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors"; combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"; combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"

congregate collapse: come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

swarm collapse: a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"

fructify collapse: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"; make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"; become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"

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

suffuse collapse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

permeate collapse: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

overflow collapse: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity; flow or run over (a limit or brim)

rain collapse: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"; water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere; drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"

pour collapse: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"; flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"; cause to run; "pour water over the floor"; supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"; rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

luxuriate collapse: thrive profusely or flourish extensively; become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

leaven collapse: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"; a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

transfuse collapse: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; pour out of one vessel into another

overrun collapse: run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"; seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

throng collapse: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

reproduce collapse: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"; make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"; recreate an idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. as by artistic means; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

clutter collapse: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen; a confused multitude of things; fill a space in a disorderly way

fill collapse: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"; plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"; become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"; make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"; appoint someone to (a position or a job); assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

honeycomb collapse: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees; a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae; make full of cavities, like a honeycomb; penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"; carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"

drench collapse: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"; force to drink

shower collapse: washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"; a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"; a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"; a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"; a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"; take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"; provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"; spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"; rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"

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