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turnpike collapse: an expressway on which tolls are collected; (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

sled collapse: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow; ride (on) a sled

potency collapse: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"; the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

lane collapse: a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

undercut collapse: a cut made underneath to remove material; a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall; the material removed by a cut made underneath; cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall; strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot; cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"; cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

blind alley collapse: (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"; a street with only one way in or out

leopard collapse: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots; the pelt of a leopard

jaguar collapse: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

ocelot collapse: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

compartment collapse: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area; a small space or subdivision for storage

by and large collapse: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

bushwhack collapse: cut one's way through the woods or bush; live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

invalidate collapse: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"; show to be invalid; declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

disprove collapse: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

wavelength collapse: the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave; a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"

radio wave collapse: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

predominantly collapse: much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

moire collapse: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern; (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

ocean collapse: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere; anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

punt collapse: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"; an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole; propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"; kick the ball

overcast collapse: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot; a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling; sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"; sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches; make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

gently collapse: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"; in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"

virulence collapse: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"; extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"

bypass collapse: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town; a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part); avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

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