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berating collapse: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"

forced collapse: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"; forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor"; produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"

rugged collapse: sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"; very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"

powerful collapse: having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

cash collapse: United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003); prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check; money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"; exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"

chewy collapse: (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"; requiring much chewing

busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

unforgiving collapse: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"

forceful collapse: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

insensitive collapse: not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation"; deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

potent collapse: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"; (of a male) capable of copulation; having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"; having great influence

bummer collapse: a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"

insensitivity collapse: the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

spirituous collapse: containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"

vitriol collapse: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry; subject to bitter verbal abuse; expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

strained collapse: under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"

stout collapse: a garment size for a large or heavy person; a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

uphill collapse: the upward slope of a hill; upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"; against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"

vituperation collapse: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

procrustean collapse: of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him

currency collapse: general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"; the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used; a current state of general acceptance and use

preservative collapse: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition; tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

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