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job collapse: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"; the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"; the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"; a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"; a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";; an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"; a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply; (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit; any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing; a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him; work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"; profit privately from public office and official business

foist collapse: insert surreptitiously or without warrant; to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"

slave collapse: a person who is owned by someone; someone who works as hard as a slave; someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave"; work very hard, like a slave

sideswipe collapse: a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles); strike from the side

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

profession collapse: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences); affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"; an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"; the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"

mobile collapse: sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents; a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay; a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay; capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face"; moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"; having transportation available; (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"

industrialize collapse: develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"; organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production"

undertake collapse: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"; enter upon an activity or enterprise; accept as a charge; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

pursuit collapse: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

parapet collapse: fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

premeditate collapse: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"; consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"

hoe collapse: a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle; dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"

mulch collapse: a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion; cover with mulch; "mulch the flowerbeds"

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

operate on collapse: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

solve collapse: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

volume collapse: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"; a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"; the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"; a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"

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