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cuff: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

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extemporaneous collapse

impromptu collapse: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"; a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

jury rigged collapse

ad lib collapse: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"

improvised collapse: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

offhand collapse: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"; in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"; without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

slap in the face collapse

out of hand collapse: out of control; "the riots got out of hand"

manacle collapse: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

spank collapse: a slap with the flat of the hand; give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

unpremeditated collapse: not prepared or planned in advance; "asked an unpremeditated question"; not premeditated

whomp collapse: beat overwhelmingly

spontaneous collapse: happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

garment collapse: an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

stopgap collapse

slap collapse: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand); hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

scuffle collapse: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling; fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

lash collapse: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip; bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"; lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"

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