telescope

/tˈɛlʌskoʊp/

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Definitions

Noun
a magnifier of images of distant objects
Verb
crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
Verb
make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

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