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hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

defiant collapse: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

constrained collapse: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

in practice collapse: in practical applications; "will this work in practice?"

operating collapse: involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"

cogitate collapse: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

speller collapse: an introductory textbook to teach spelling; someone who spells words

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

textbook collapse: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"

calisthenics collapse: light exercises designed to promote general fitness; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video"; the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health"

physical education collapse: training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

flashback collapse: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story; an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

hindsight collapse: understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

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