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whirl collapse: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"; the shape of something rotating rapidly; fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"; cause to spin; "spin a coin"

plunge collapse: a steep and rapid fall; begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"; cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"; fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

light out collapse

hurtle collapse: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

scramble collapse: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle; make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"; bring into random order; to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

race collapse: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"; any competition; "the race for the presidency"; people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"; compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"; cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"; to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

then and there collapse

quicken collapse: show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"; give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

rush collapse: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"; a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; a sudden forceful flow; physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813); grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems; urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"; act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"; attack suddenly; step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"; run with the ball, in football

hastily collapse

fling collapse: the act of flinging; throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

perturbation collapse: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset; activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"; (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

flutter collapse: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block; flag the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"

urge collapse: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"; an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"; force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

miles per hour collapse: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours); a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel

egg on collapse

rpm collapse

disturbance collapse: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion; a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"; an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

step up collapse

hump collapse

flurry collapse: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"; move in an agitated or confused manner

spur collapse: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"; tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers; any sharply pointed projection; goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"; equip with spurs; "spur horses"; strike with a spur; give heart or courage to; incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"

simultaneously collapse: at the same instant; "they spoke simultaneously"

celerity collapse: a rate that is rapid

career collapse: the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"; the particular occupation for which you are trained; move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

scour collapse: a place that is scoured (especially by running water); rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"; examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

right away collapse

without delay collapse

ferment collapse: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation; cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"; work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"; be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"

air speed collapse

shin collapse: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet; a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

forthwith collapse

speediness collapse

post collapse: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"; an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"; a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"; the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"; United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914); United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960); United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935); publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"; display, as of records in sports games; mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"; put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"; affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"; ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait; transfer (entries) from one account book to another; assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"; enter on a public list

fume collapse: be mad, angry, or furious; emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"

scud collapse: the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale); run before a gale

rustle collapse: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind; make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"; take illegally; "rustle cattle"

trot collapse: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together; run at a moderately swift pace; cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"; ride at a trot

tear out collapse

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