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abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

insecurity collapse: the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure; the state of being subject to danger or injury

market value collapse: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

par value collapse: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

debouch collapse: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"; march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"

sword of Damocles collapse: a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

topic collapse: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

hazardous collapse: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

disprove collapse: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

precarious collapse: affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"; not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"; dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder"

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

dangerous collapse: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

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