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overcompensation collapse: excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

reappear collapse: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"

wheel collapse: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines); a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel; forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"; move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"; change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"; wheel somebody or something

fine print collapse: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

small print collapse: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"

rotor collapse: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"; the rotating armature of a motor or generator; the revolving bar of a distributor

recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

fire escape collapse: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

sublimation collapse: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

ejection seat collapse: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

carousel collapse: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on; carries luggage to air travelers

space walk collapse: any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew

lifeboat collapse: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

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