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muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

name collapse: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"; a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"; a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"; a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"; mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"; assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"; charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

curl up collapse: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

look out collapse: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

tailgate collapse: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading; follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

whispering campaign collapse: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

hide collapse: body covering of a living animal; the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal); prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"; be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"

straddle collapse: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options; the act of sitting or standing astride; a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars; a noncommittal or equivocal position; be noncommittal; sit or stand astride of

cohabit collapse: room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

significant collapse: fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"; important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"; too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found"

ride collapse: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement; copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"; keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"; move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"; ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"; be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"; sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"; climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"; sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"; continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"; lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"; be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"

abdominal collapse: the muscles of the abdomen; of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles"

hang on collapse: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

dead reckoning collapse: navigation without the aid of celestial observations

carry weight collapse: have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

threaten collapse: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"; to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

loom collapse: a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile; appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"; come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"

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