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draft animal collapse: an animal used for pulling heavy loads

grievance collapse: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action; an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

brunt collapse: main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

strophe collapse: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

quatrain collapse: a stanza of four lines

affliction collapse: a cause of great suffering and distress; a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health; a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

payload collapse

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

ingestion collapse

poundage collapse: weight expressed in pounds; a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals; a charge based on weight measured in pounds

beast of burden collapse: an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

fag collapse: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools

vexation collapse

slap on collapse: apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"

subject matter collapse

saddle with collapse

pack away collapse

weigh down collapse: be oppressive or disheartening to

onus collapse

stowage collapse: the act of packing or storing away; the charge for stowing goods

ensnarl collapse

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

swot collapse: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

impose collapse

sorrow collapse: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

couplet collapse: a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

overburden collapse: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits; burden with too much work or responsibility; load with excessive weight

visitation collapse: an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"; any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

sure sign collapse

nuisance collapse: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

evaporation collapse

intemperance collapse: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"; consumption of alcoholic drinks; the quality of being intemperate

lie on collapse

tonnage collapse: a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

budget collapse: a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"; make a budget

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