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roundelay collapse: a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

sing collapse: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"; produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"; deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"

rondeau collapse: a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

vocalize collapse: utter speech sounds; pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"; sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

shove collapse: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"; push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

pedal collapse: a lever that is operated with the foot; of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"; operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

sputter collapse: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage); cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"; utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage; make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

disbar collapse: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

bunt collapse: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat; fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores; similar to Tilletia caries; disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores; hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

tweedle collapse: entice through the use of music; play negligently on a musical instrument; sing in modulation

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

deprive collapse: take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

psalm collapse: any sacred song used to praise the deity; one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David; sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God"

lug collapse: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something; ancient Celtic god; carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

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"

torch collapse: a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance; burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

count collapse: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours"; a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl; the total number counted; "a blood count"; include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"; have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"; name or recite the numbers; "The toddler could count to 100"; determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"; have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"; put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

beating collapse: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows; the act of overcoming or outdoing; expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"

serenade collapse: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman; sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"

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