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

duel collapse: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

casual collapse: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"; marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"; not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"; suited for everyday use; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"; without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"; occuring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

covenant collapse: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"; enter into a covenant

joust collapse: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances; joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

undertake collapse: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"; enter upon an activity or enterprise; accept as a charge; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

pursue collapse: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"; carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"

hand collapse: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"; terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union; a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"; the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"; ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"; one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."; a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"; the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"; a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"; a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"; a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"; guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

protocol collapse: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

stiff collapse: an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"; not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"; powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

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