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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

upstage collapse: the rear part of the stage; of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"; at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"; steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"; move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience; treat snobbishly, put in one's place

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

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

lord it over collapse: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

trample collapse: the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"; injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

walk over collapse: beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

coerce collapse: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

browbeat collapse: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

override collapse: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device; ride (a horse) too hard; counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle); prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"

Broadway collapse: a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

summer stock collapse: theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer

bandstand collapse: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

beat down collapse: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"; shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"; persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

tag along collapse: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

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