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bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

fellow traveler collapse: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)

basket collapse: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket

jail collapse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

smothered collapse: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"; completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

monolith collapse: a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

veil collapse: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

pyramid collapse: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt; (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases; a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base; arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid; use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal; enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

lien collapse: the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

mortgage collapse: a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan; put up as security or collateral

fertility collapse: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring

courage collapse: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

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