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spoke collapse: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

dragnet collapse: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

grand mal collapse: a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body

petit mal collapse: a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching

lose ground collapse

catch collapse: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"; a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"; a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window; a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"; a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"; a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion); anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"; a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect; the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"; contract; "did you catch a cold?"; delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"; be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"; discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting"; become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window"; be the catcher; "Who is catching?"; cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"; spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch"; take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"; take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"; attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"; apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"; reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"; suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"; perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"; hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"; perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"; get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"; check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"; start burning; "The fire caught"

apoplexy collapse

retrenchment collapse: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable; entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

instability collapse: the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute; unreliability attributable to being unstable; an unstable order

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

eclampsia collapse: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

concealed collapse: hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"; not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

reverse collapse: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction; the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed; the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design; an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating; a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"; of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

damper collapse: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"; a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations; a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

abstruse collapse: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

pull up collapse

hit collapse: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"; a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"; the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"; a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"; a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"; a dose of a narcotic drug; pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"; hit the intended target or goal; consume to excess; "hit the bottle"; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"; hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"; deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"; cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"; drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"; cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

slow up collapse

ease off collapse

closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

secluded collapse

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

prohibit collapse

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