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rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

dependent collapse: addicted to a drug; contingent on something else; not independent; "dependent children"; (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

disaffection collapse: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

face to face collapse: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

retake collapse: a shot or scene that is photographed again; photograph again; "Please retake that scene"

regurgitate collapse: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"; feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest"; pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"

concurrently collapse: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

stern collapse: the rear part of a ship; United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920); severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

slipping collapse: moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"

sinking collapse: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"; a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"; a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

gravitation collapse: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"; movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

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