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exertion collapse

back up collapse: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"; move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

subside collapse: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"; sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"; sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"

go collapse: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters; a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"; functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"; be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"; be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"; move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"; follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"; pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"; be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"; be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"; lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"; be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"; be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"; be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

method collapse: a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

activity collapse: any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"; (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"

operation collapse: the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"; a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"; activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"; a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"; (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"; process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"; the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"

catastrophe collapse: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

communism collapse: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

engage in collapse

characterization collapse: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"

lengthening collapse

get with it collapse

working collapse: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked; serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"; adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"

give ground collapse

wheels within wheels collapse

propound collapse: put forward, as of an idea

launch into collapse

protraction collapse

sedition collapse: an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

treadle collapse: operate (machinery) by a treadle; tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"

job collapse: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"; the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"; the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"; a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"; a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";; an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"; a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply; (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit; any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing; a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him; work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"; profit privately from public office and official business

elusion collapse

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

calliope collapse: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard; (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

runaround collapse

go on collapse: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

live wire collapse

beaver collapse: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; work hard on something

haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

act collapse: something that people do or cause to happen; a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"; a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet; a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"; behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"; pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"; discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"; play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"; perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"; be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure; be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"

ebb collapse: the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

millstream collapse

rivulet collapse: a small stream

behavior collapse: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"

keep house collapse

go for broke collapse: risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

enter upon collapse: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

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