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compendious collapse: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

insufficient collapse: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

bushwhack collapse: cut one's way through the woods or bush; live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

hanging collapse: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"; decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

readily collapse: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"

deficient collapse: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"; falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

underdeveloped collapse: (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the developer for less than the required time; not yet fully developed

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

roman collapse: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions; a resident of modern Rome; an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire; of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"; relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"; of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"; characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

suspended collapse: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

incomplete collapse: not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"; not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play"

cut back collapse: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

sketchy collapse: giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

decline collapse: change toward something smaller or lower; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"; inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"; go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"; go down; "The roof declines here"

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