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debar collapse: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

discourage collapse: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

observant collapse: paying close attention especially to details; quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

skipper collapse: a student who fails to attend classes; work as the skipper on a vessel

borough collapse: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament; one of the administrative divisions of a large city

covey collapse: a small flock of grouse or partridge; a small collection of people

bastion collapse: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

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"

combustion collapse: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

armor collapse: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; protective covering made of metal and used in combat; a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles; equip with armor

roundsman collapse: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

county collapse: a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"; the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

peep collapse: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"; speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice; make high-pitched sounds; of birds; cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"; look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

glass collapse: a container for holding liquids while drinking; glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"; the quantity a glass will hold; a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure; put in a glass container; enclose with glass; "glass in a porch"; scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; furnish with glass; "glass the windows"

office collapse: a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"; place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"; professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"; (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

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