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clutch collapse: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"; a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"; a number of birds hatched at the same time; a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

printed circuit collapse: computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

path collapse: a way especially designed for a particular use; an established line of travel or access; a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

leg collapse: (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack; a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg; one of the supports for a piece of furniture; a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle; a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion; the limb of an animal used for food

circuit collapse: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals; an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"; make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"

plow collapse: a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing; to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"; move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

loop collapse: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane; an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop; a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied; the basic pattern of the human fingerprint; an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"; anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself); fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"; make a loop in; "loop a rope"; fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"; move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"

manifold collapse: a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes; a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions; many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"; make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter"

rotor collapse: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"; the rotating armature of a motor or generator; the revolving bar of a distributor

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

multiple collapse: the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"; having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

yank collapse: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

areola collapse: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite; small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

million collapse: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros; a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"; (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

carousel collapse: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on; carries luggage to air travelers

engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

protean collapse: taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"

metamorphic collapse: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance; of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"

discus collapse: a disk used in throwing competitions; an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

programmer collapse: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

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