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toss out collapse

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

come between collapse

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

hinder collapse

controvert collapse

snub collapse: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"; unusually short; "a snub nose"

think nothing of collapse

starch collapse: a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles; stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"

bear down on collapse: sail towards another vessel, of a ship

quibbling collapse

ostracize collapse: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

logomachy collapse: argument about words or the meaning of words

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

parting shot collapse

swipe collapse: a sweeping stroke or blow; strike with a swiping motion

impact collapse: the striking of one body against another; a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"; press or wedge together; pack together

subvert collapse: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

strife collapse: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

stick out collapse: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

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"

hurl collapse: a violent throw; utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"; throw forcefully

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

gravamen collapse

upshot collapse

encroach collapse: advance beyond the usual limit

crowd in collapse

push in collapse

spunk collapse

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

slip in collapse: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"

shove collapse: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"; push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

burst in collapse

pedal collapse: a lever that is operated with the foot; of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"; operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

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