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fabricated collapse: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

wear away collapse: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"

give out collapse

extricate collapse: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

blow over collapse

do in collapse

lay waste collapse

tarry collapse: leave slowly and hesitantly

forged collapse

zoom collapse: move along very quickly; move with a low humming noise

deplete collapse

scuff collapse: the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet); poke at with the foot or toe; mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes"; get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"; walk without lifting the feet

squander collapse

overstrain collapse: too much strain; strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

live through collapse

shaped collapse: shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"; having the shape of; "a square shaped playing field"

scour collapse: a place that is scoured (especially by running water); rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"; examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

take exception collapse

shred collapse: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; tear into shreds

go to pieces collapse

put about collapse

milled collapse: (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"

survive collapse: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

satiate collapse: supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction; fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

erase collapse: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

sniveling collapse

melt away collapse

irk collapse

rub out collapse

weary collapse

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

built collapse: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents"

drumhead collapse: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum; performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

rampage collapse: violently angry and destructive behavior; act violently, recklessly, or destructively

prevail collapse: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"; prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"; continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"; be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

predispose collapse: make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

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