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zap collapse: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"; kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"; strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"

join battle collapse: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

aeromechanics collapse: the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow

dry rot collapse: a fungus causing dry rot; a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus

antenna collapse: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals; sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"

refrigerant collapse: a substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator); causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"

congealed collapse: congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads"

chop collapse: a grounder that bounces high in the air; a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball; a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"; a small cut of meat including part of a rib; the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"; hit sharply; cut with a hacking tool; cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"; strike sharply, as in some sports; move suddenly

dehydration collapse: the process of extracting moisture; depletion of bodily fluids; dryness resulting from the removal of water

shrug collapse: a gesture involving the shoulders; raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

radiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

strafe collapse: an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"; attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

comb collapse: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"; the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds; ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore; a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair; any of several tools for straightening fibers; a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"; search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"; straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"

trumpet collapse: utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"; proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"; play or blow on the trumpet

wink collapse: closing one eye quickly as a signal; signal by winking; "She winked at him"; force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"

salute collapse: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; a formal military gesture of respect; an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"; express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"; greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"; honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers; become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

vibrate collapse: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

hail collapse: enthusiastic greeting; precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents; greet enthusiastically or joyfully; call for; "hail a cab"; be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"; precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

ice collapse: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk); the frozen part of a body of water; diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"; water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"; put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"

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