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interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

parameter collapse: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

overstrain collapse: too much strain; strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

lunch collapse: a midday meal; take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"; provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"

modulate collapse: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves); adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of; change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

radically collapse: in a radical manner; "she took a radically different approach"

circumference collapse: the size of something as given by the distance around it; the length of the closed curve of a circle; the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

forbidden collapse: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

unsanctioned collapse: without explicit official permission; "unsanctioned use of company cars"

habituate collapse: make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

overpriced collapse: too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

inure collapse: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

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