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impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

rest collapse: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"; a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"; a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration; euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"; a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"; be at rest; take a short break from one's activities in order to relax; give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"; not move; be in a resting position; put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"; be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"; be inherent or innate in;

embolism collapse: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle); an insertion into a calendar

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

scoop collapse: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"; the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe; the quantity a scoop will hold; a hollow concave shape made by removing something; take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

waste collapse: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"; (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect; any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"; waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"; cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"; use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"; run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"; get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"; spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

latch collapse: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove; spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key; fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

quantum collapse: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory); a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

shunt collapse: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body; a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"; transfer to another track, of trains; provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

conclusion collapse: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"; the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."; the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism); a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

fall out collapse: have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"; leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell out"

blind alley collapse: (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"; a street with only one way in or out

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"

finding collapse: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"

entirety collapse: the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction"

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

eon collapse: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe; an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"; the longest division of geological time

meddle collapse: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

endless collapse: having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole; "an endless chain"; infinitely great in number; "endless waves"; tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"

explanation collapse: thought that makes something comprehensible; a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"; the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

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