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hold up collapse: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration; rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

baton collapse: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

back up collapse: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"; move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

sew collapse: fasten by sewing; do needlework; create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

piquant collapse: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"; having an agreeably pungent taste

flagellate collapse: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals; having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum); whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

clinch collapse: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily; the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet; a small slip noose made with seizing; settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"; flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"; secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"; embrace amorously; hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

unprincipled collapse: having little or no integrity; lacking principles or moral scruples; "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny"- A.E.Stevenson

exciting collapse: creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"; stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"

think twice collapse: consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"

inoculate collapse: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune; insert a bud for propagation; introduce a microorganism into; introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"

scape collapse: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

prop collapse: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

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