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defiant collapse: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

constrained collapse: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

elbow collapse: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow; the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"; a sharp bend in a road or river; a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it; hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped; shove one's elbow into another person's ribs; push one's way with the elbows

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

association collapse: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

pivot collapse: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; turn on a pivot

clinch collapse: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily; the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet; a small slip noose made with seizing; settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"; flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"; secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"; embrace amorously; hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

boundary collapse: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area

corporation collapse: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

neck collapse: an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck; the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; a cut of meat from the neck of an animal; a narrow elongated projecting strip of land; kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

synergy collapse: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

socialistic collapse: advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government"

seam collapse: joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces; a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"; put together with a seam; "seam a dress"

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

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