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unleash collapse: release or vent; "unleash one's anger"; turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"; release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"

go down collapse: be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"; be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down"; be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first feminist"

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

cascade collapse: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"; a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible; rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

slope collapse: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"; be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

fall off collapse: diminish in size or intensity; come off; "This button had fallen off"

transformation collapse: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"; (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA; a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure; a qualitative change; (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

cataract collapse: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice; clouding of the natural lens of the eye

scenery collapse: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"; the appearance of a place

settle collapse: a long wooden bench with a back; take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"; form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"; become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"; establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"; become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"; settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"; end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"; accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"; get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"; arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"; cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids); become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"; come to rest; settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"; dispose of; make a financial settlement

check out collapse: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"; announce one's departure from a hotel; record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

subside collapse: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"; sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"; sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"

liberate collapse: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

stay collapse: continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"; (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar; a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset); a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"; stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"; stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"; fasten with stays; stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"; remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"; stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"; continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

pinion collapse: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack; cut the wings off (of birds); bind the arms of

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

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