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reinstatement collapse: the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"; the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"

printed circuit collapse: computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

headline collapse: the heading or caption of a newspaper article; publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline; provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

depend collapse: be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends"

alchemy collapse: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

naturalization collapse: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"; the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous; the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship; the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

rehabilitation collapse: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society; the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises; vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

capsize collapse: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

splat collapse: a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair; a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"; flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"; split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"; give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact

sag collapse: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"; droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"

sky dive collapse: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

stumble collapse: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"; walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

checker collapse: one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers; one who checks the correctness of something; an attendant who checks coats or baggage; variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

swag collapse: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman; valuable goods; sway heavily or unsteadily

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

dud collapse: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

jackknife collapse: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out; dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

gutter collapse: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater; a tool for gutting fish; a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.); misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"; provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"; wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"; flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"; burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"

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