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swingeing collapse: severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

maximum collapse: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right; the largest possible quantity

subduer collapse: someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion

canvas collapse: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents); the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"; an oil painting on canvas fabric; the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"; cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

fulminate collapse: a salt or ester of fulminic acid; cause to explode violently and with loud noise; come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated"; criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

roof collapse: a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building; protective covering on top of a motor vehicle; provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

tyrannize collapse: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"; rule a country as a tyrant

demoralize collapse: confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

executive collapse: persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

ridge collapse: a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters; any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane; a long narrow natural elevation or striation; a long narrow range of hills; a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean; any long raised strip; form into a ridge; spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"; throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"; plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip; extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

director collapse: someone who controls resources and expenditures; someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show; member of a board of directors

expensive collapse: high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

eke out collapse: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"; make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"; supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"; live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"

barnstorm collapse: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"; appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

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