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twirl collapse: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

around collapse: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"; by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"; in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"; to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

bombard collapse: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"; throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

detonate collapse: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

tendril collapse: slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

twine collapse: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"; coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"

surge collapse: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"; see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

corkscrew collapse: a bottle opener that pulls corks; move in a spiral or zigzag course

criticize collapse: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

taxidermy collapse: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

pop collapse: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork; a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"; like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"; burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"; cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"; fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"; take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"; hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"; hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"; release suddenly; "pop the clutch"; put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"; make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"; cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

blast collapse: a very long fly ball; an explosion (as of dynamite); use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"; make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

alpha collapse: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet; the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations; early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"; first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

flurry collapse: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"; move in an agitated or confused manner

head over heels collapse: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"

snipe collapse: a gunshot from a concealed location; Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; hunt or shoot snipe

dehydrate collapse: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"; preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

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