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immediacy collapse: lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage"; the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"; immediate intuitive awareness

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

ply collapse: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood; one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"; use diligently; "ply your wits!"; wield vigorously; "ply an axe"; join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric"; travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"; apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"

insistence collapse: the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"; continual and persistent demands

incumbency collapse: the office of an incumbent; a duty that is incumbent upon you

chorea collapse: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

compression collapse: applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required; the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

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"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

atrophy collapse: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

migraine collapse: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

turbulence collapse: unstable flow of a liquid or gas; a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"; instability in the atmosphere

encouragement collapse: the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

imperious collapse: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

beset collapse: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

squeeze collapse: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"; the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"; a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"; (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"; a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"; press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

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