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flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

demote collapse: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

herbicide collapse: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth

viscera collapse: internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"

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"

vermicide collapse: an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

revolt collapse: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

shock collapse: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"; an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"; a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"; a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"; (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"; subject to electrical shocks; collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"; collide violently; strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"; strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

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

digest collapse: a periodical that summarizes the news; soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture; make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"; soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture; systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"; become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"; arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"; convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

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!"

convert collapse: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief; change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"; cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"; score (a spare); complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"

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