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bayonet collapse: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; stab or kill someone with a bayonet

immobilize collapse: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

ballast collapse: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship; an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps; an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings; coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads; make steady with a ballast

nail down collapse: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

stabilize collapse: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"; become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

pin down collapse: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"; attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

dagger collapse: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing; a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

honeycomb collapse: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees; a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae; make full of cavities, like a honeycomb; penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"; carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"

gore collapse: a triangular piece of cloth; coagulated blood from a wound; Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948); wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument; cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

spear collapse: a long pointed rod used as a weapon; an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish; pierce with a spear; "spear fish"; thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"

penetrate collapse: come to understand; pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"; insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"; make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"

pink collapse: a light shade of red; any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers; of a light shade of red; cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing; sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

pierce collapse: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869); make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"; penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument; cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"; move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"; sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"

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