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scaling collapse: ascent by or as if by a ladder; act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale; the act of arranging in a graduated series

incursion collapse: the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"; the mistake of incurring liability or blame

escalate collapse: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

shin collapse: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet; a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

ascension collapse: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon; (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection; (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

irruption collapse: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"; a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population

invasion collapse: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"; any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

foray collapse: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"; a sudden short attack; briefly enter enemy territory

jet collapse: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines; the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid); a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation; issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"; fly a jet plane

levitation collapse: the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; movement upward in virtue of lightness; the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

invade collapse: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"; penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

fountain collapse: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water; an artificially produced flow of water; a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

ascend collapse: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"; slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"; go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"; become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"; go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

upgrade collapse: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"; hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises; a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"; software that provides better performance than an earlier version did; to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"; give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"; get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"; rate higher; raise in value or esteem

takeoff collapse: a departure; especially of airplanes; the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

climb collapse: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

uprise collapse: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

uphill collapse: the upward slope of a hill; upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"; against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"

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