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muck up collapse

mingle collapse: get involved or mixed-up with; "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair"

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

fumble collapse: (sports) dropping the ball; drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"; handle clumsily; make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door"

flutter collapse: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block; flag the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"

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"

discuss collapse

make up collapse: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"; devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

pledge collapse: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event; someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group; a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"; promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"; bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence"; give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"; pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

scramble collapse: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle; make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"; bring into random order; to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

throw over collapse

policy collapse: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"; written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

obtrude collapse

understand collapse: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"; believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"; make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

roughhouse collapse: engage in rough or disorderly play

patch collapse: a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole; a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program; mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"; to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"; provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"

swing collapse: changing location by moving back and forth; a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them; a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"; mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth; a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz; a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"; alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"; hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"; engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"; make a big sweeping gesture or movement; play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm; move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"; change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"; move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"; be a social swinger; socialize a lot; influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"; live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"; have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

foofaraw collapse

turn upside down collapse

grovel collapse

ado collapse

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

find out collapse: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"

interpose collapse: introduce; "God interposed death"; be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their way"

snafu collapse: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up; cause to be in a state of complete confusion

apprehend collapse: anticipate with dread or anxiety

luck collapse: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

pull down collapse

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

toast collapse: slices of bread that have been toasted; a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"; propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

donnybrook collapse

hazard collapse: an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

provisional collapse

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

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

soak collapse: washing something by allowing it to soak; the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"; heat a metal prior to working it; fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"; beat severely; submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

foul up collapse

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

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