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addiction collapse: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

drug addiction collapse: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

habituation collapse: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

alcoholism collapse: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

dipsomania collapse: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

habit collapse: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"; a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order); an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"; put a habit on

tolerance collapse: the act of tolerating something; the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions; willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

cirrhosis collapse: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

drunkenness collapse: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

crash collapse: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"; a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"; stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"; undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"; hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"; undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"; break violently or noisily; smash;; cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"; fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"; move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"; move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"; occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

discerning collapse: having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"; able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"; unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"

peaky collapse: having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

absorbing collapse: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"

barbed collapse: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"; capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

spiked collapse: having a long sharp point; equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence; "the fence was iron and spiked along the top"

tapered collapse: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"

kinetic collapse: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"; relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy"

racking collapse: causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain"

tapering collapse: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"; gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"

charley horse collapse: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise

perspicacious collapse: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"

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