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raiment collapse

run out collapse: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"; exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"; lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

attire collapse: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

sag collapse: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"; droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"

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

depletion collapse: the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

deduct collapse

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"

rule collapse: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"; keep in check; "rule one's temper"; decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"; decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"; mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

costume collapse: the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"; the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"; unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"; the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments); dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"; furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

vestment collapse: gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

droop collapse: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"

aeroplane collapse

abrasive collapse: a substance that abrades or wears down; causing abrasion

swallow up collapse

blink at collapse

erasure collapse: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"; a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

bleed white collapse

lust collapse: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

expend collapse

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

fall to pieces collapse

vanish collapse: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"; cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"; become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

eat collapse: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"; take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"

disjunction collapse: state of being disconnected

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

go on collapse: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

clothes collapse

degradation collapse: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

wane collapse: decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"; become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

homespun collapse: a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home; made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"

use collapse: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"; a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"; use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"; take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"; habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

die collapse: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"; disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"; lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"; languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"; feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"; suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

last collapse: a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"; holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes; a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels; a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds; the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"; occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"; lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"; coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"; highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"; most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"; more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"; the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"; persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

eat up collapse: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"

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