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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"

dampen collapse: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"; check; keep in check (a fire); make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"; reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

dig collapse: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"; a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"; the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"; turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"; create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

repudiate collapse: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"; refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

preserved collapse: kept intact or in a particular condition; prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

return collapse: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"; the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"; (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble; a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"; a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"; the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"; submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"; make a return; "return a kickback"; come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity; return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"; bring back to the point of departure; return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"

reversal collapse: a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"; a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside; a decision to reverse an earlier decision; turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"

struggle collapse: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"; an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

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

retained collapse: continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"

spar collapse: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer; a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging; any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable; fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"; box lightly; fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"; furnish with spars

jilt collapse: a woman who jilts a lover; cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

subsidize collapse: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"; secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

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

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"

shoulder collapse: narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm; a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula; a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal; push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"; carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"; lift onto one's shoulders

inverted collapse: being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"

a priori collapse: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"; based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment; derived by logic, without observed facts

clandestine collapse: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

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"

redeem collapse: convert into cash; of commercial papers; pay off (loans or promissory notes); to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange; restore the honor or worth of

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

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

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