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AWOL collapse: one who is away or absent without leave; having deserted your post or station without leave

emergence collapse: the act of emerging; the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"; the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

secretion collapse: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell; the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

estuary collapse: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

disappearance collapse: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation; the event of passing out of sight; ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

going collapse: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"

lie low collapse: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"; keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

beg collapse: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"; ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

haste collapse: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"; overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

shamble collapse: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

fantasy collapse: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"; indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

absence collapse: failure to be present; the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"

grounds collapse: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

door collapse: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"; a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"; a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"; anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"

liberation collapse: the act of liberating someone or something; the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation"

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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