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gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

canter collapse: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop; ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"; ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"; go at a canter, of horses

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

jog trot collapse: an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot

gazelle collapse: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

electricity collapse: keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"

rapid collapse: a part of a river where the current is very fast; done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"; characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"

bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

counterattack collapse: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board; an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.; make a counterattack

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

stampede collapse: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"; a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle); run away in a stampede; cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"; act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"; cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

expedite collapse: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"; speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

sortie collapse: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation); a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

flat out collapse: at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder"

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