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kick back collapse: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"; pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

commitment collapse: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"; an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"; a message that makes a pledge

obligation collapse: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply; a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor; the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

rebound collapse: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot; a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

employed collapse: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"; put to use

mission collapse: the organized work of a religious missionary; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"; an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

busywork collapse: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

leisured collapse: free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven

devotion collapse: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"; commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"; feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"

selective service collapse: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

welsh collapse: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales; a Celtic language of Wales; of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"; cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

unemployable collapse: not acceptable for employment as a worker; "his illiteracy made him unemployable"

business collapse: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"; the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"; a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"; an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"; business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"; a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

dedicated collapse: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln

act as collapse: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

irruptive collapse: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro

befit collapse: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"

invasive collapse: marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells"; relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

carom collapse: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other; make a carom; rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

imperative collapse: some duty that is essential and urgent; requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"; relating to verbs in the imperative mood

athletic collapse: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build"; relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic facilities"

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