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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"

footstep collapse: the act of taking a step in walking; the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

singsong collapse: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation; speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong; move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

orgy collapse: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity; any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"

rack collapse: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately; a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body; a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"; framework for holding objects; an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims; rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton; torture on the rack; seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block; work on a rack; "rack leather"; stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"; draw off from the lees; "rack wine"; fly in high wind; put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"

coincide collapse: be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"; go with, fall together

size up collapse: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

barge collapse: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"

circumspect collapse: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

boorish collapse: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

assess collapse: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

hurl collapse: a violent throw; utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"; throw forcefully

elephantine collapse: of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"

reluctant collapse: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"; unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

synchronize collapse: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"; cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"; operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"; make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"; happen at the same time

sameness collapse: the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"

pace collapse: a step in walking or running; the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"; the rate of moving (especially walking or running); measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"; regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"; walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"; go at a pace; "The horse paced"

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

splay collapse: an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger; turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"; spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

calculate collapse: make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

speed collapse: changing location rapidly; a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"; distance travelled per unit time; travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"

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