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fart collapse: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus; expel intestinal gases through the anus

visibility collapse: capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"; quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog"; degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"

troposphere collapse: the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)

ionosphere collapse: the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

sizzle collapse: a sizzling noise; burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"; make a sound like frying fat; seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"

whisk collapse: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes; a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream; whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"; brush or wipe off lightly; move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"; move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

respiration collapse: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs; a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"

iron lung collapse: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

storm collapse: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"; attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; "Storm the fort"; blow hard; "It was storming all night"; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

doldrums collapse: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

stratosphere collapse: the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere

barrel collapse: a cylindrical container that holds liquids; a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired; any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"; the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold; a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends; put in barrels

bugle collapse: a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares; a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration; any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover; play on a bugle

valve collapse: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid; device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone; a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

tootle collapse: the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"; play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

skim collapse: reading or glancing through quickly; a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"; used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"; read superficially; remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"; coat (a liquid) with a layer; cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"

cough collapse: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis; exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

outclass collapse: cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

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