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yawn collapse: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"; utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"

throw out collapse

extrusion collapse: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

nonacceptance collapse: the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"

go to extremes collapse

gat collapse: a gangster's pistol

missile collapse: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

know no bounds collapse

overplay collapse

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

clear away collapse

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

slough collapse: any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake); a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou); a hollow filled with mud

overreact collapse: show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

thrust out collapse

toss out collapse

disownment collapse: refusal to acknowledge as one's own

ejection collapse: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

overstrain collapse: too much strain; strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

musketry collapse: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle); musketeers and their muskets collectively

elide collapse: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

hiatus collapse: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

oust collapse: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"; remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

dispose of collapse: deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"

aperture collapse: an man-made opening; usually small; a device that controls amount of light admitted; a natural opening in something

obtrude collapse

pore collapse: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

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

inlet collapse: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

abjuration collapse

overtax collapse: tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

passageway collapse: a passage between rooms or between buildings

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

deport collapse

eradicate collapse

disapproval collapse: the act of disapproving or condemning; the expression of disapproval; a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

reject collapse: refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"; reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"; refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

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