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patronize collapse: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"; treat condescendingly; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

inside track collapse: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"; the inner side of a curved racecourse

new collapse: unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"; having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity"; (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"; in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"; not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"; unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new"

treasury collapse: a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely; the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues; the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy; the funds of a government or institution or individual

maintenance collapse: the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"; means of maintenance of a family or group

preserve collapse: a reservation where animals are protected; a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"; prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"; keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

brevity collapse: the attribute of being brief or fleeting; the use of brief expressions

condescend collapse: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"; do something that one considers to be below one's dignity; behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

remark collapse: explicit notice; "it passed without remark"; a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

nectar collapse: fruit juice especially when undiluted; a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators

oblige collapse: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"; provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

mediate collapse: acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"; occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new"

belong collapse: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"; be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"; be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"; be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

freely collapse: in a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"

untouched collapse: still full; "an untouched cocktail in her hand"; not having come in contact

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