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gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

unproved collapse: not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions"

bludgeon collapse: a club used as a weapon; overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

sublimate collapse: the product of vaporization of a solid; direct energy or urges into useful activities

prelapsarian collapse: of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve

jangling collapse: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"

postprandial collapse: following a meal (especially dinner); "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk"

plat collapse: a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.); make a plat of; "Plat the town"

equine collapse: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck; of or belonging to the family Equidae; resembling a horse

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

bellow collapse: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"; United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

homestead collapse: dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land; land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law; the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family; settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

hoot collapse: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl); to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"; utter the characteristic sound of owls

jostle collapse: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing); come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"; make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"

proof collapse: a trial photographic print from a negative; any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"; (printing) an impression made to check for errors; a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it; a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume); make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"; activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"; knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"; make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

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