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addiction collapse: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

drug addiction collapse: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

habituation collapse: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

alcoholism collapse: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

dipsomania collapse: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

habit collapse: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"; a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order); an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"; put a habit on

tolerance collapse: the act of tolerating something; the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions; willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

seconder collapse: someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

correlation collapse: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more things

endorser collapse: a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security

defender collapse: a person who cares for persons or property; a fighter who holds out against attack

standby collapse: something that can be relied on when needed; ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

admirer collapse: someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"; a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves

relativity collapse: the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else; (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

apologist collapse: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"

sympathizer collapse: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful; commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

aficionado collapse: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting

certainty collapse: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"; the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

tutelage collapse: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

upholder collapse: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

sureness collapse: the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"

conviction collapse: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

crash collapse: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"; a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"; stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"; undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"; hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"; undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"; break violently or noisily; smash;; cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"; fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"; move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"; move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"; occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

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