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defoliate collapse: deprived of leaves; strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"

tenderness collapse: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling; warm compassionate feelings; a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"

insubstantial collapse: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"; lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"

worst collapse: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"; the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"; the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"; (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"; to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

bate collapse: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"; flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons; moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"

allergy collapse: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

infrequent collapse: not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

stale collapse: showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; urinate, of cattle and horses

incredible collapse: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

purify collapse: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"; make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"; become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

orthopedist collapse: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

thin collapse: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"; lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"; of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"; relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"; make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"; lose thickness; become thin or thinner

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