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adding machine collapse: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

fall into collapse: be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

undercut collapse: a cut made underneath to remove material; a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall; the material removed by a cut made underneath; cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall; strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot; cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"; cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

layer collapse: thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells; a hen that lays eggs; single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another; make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

timetable collapse: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures; a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

determine collapse: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"; fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property; shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

merchandise collapse: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

fidget collapse: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"; move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

get on collapse: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"; grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

incrustation collapse: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay; the formation of a crust

photon collapse: a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

clean up collapse: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"; dispose of; "settle the bills"; make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

minuscule collapse: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts; very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"; of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

wax collapse: any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water; go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"; increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"; cover with wax; "wax the car"

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

freak out collapse: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"

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