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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"

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

anticipation collapse: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence of fulfillment

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

winged collapse: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"; having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";

galloping collapse: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

fly-by-night collapse: a debtor who flees to avoid paying; ephemeral; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"; of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty; "a fly-by-night operation"

jiggle collapse: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

bounce collapse: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound; rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts); hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"; eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"; spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"; move up and down repeatedly; leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"; refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"; come back after being refused; "the check bounced"

enter upon collapse: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

soaring collapse: ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"; moving to great heights with little apparent effort; "a soaring eagle"

corruptible collapse: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

buck collapse: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope); United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973); jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"; resist; "buck the trend"; to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"

ephemeral collapse: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

axial collapse: situated on or along or in the direction of an axis; of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation

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

take off collapse: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"; take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"; prove fatal; "The disease took off"; mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"; depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"; take time off from work; stop working temporarily

reel collapse: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps; winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod; a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector; music composed for dancing a reel; wind onto or off a reel

orotund collapse: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

first collapse: an honours degree of the highest class; the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"; the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"; being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"; ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"; preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"; indicating the beginning unit in a series; before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"; the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"; before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"

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